Nick Sherry (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

On the question that Senator Joyce has now sought to clarify via his point of order, I can give him some quite detailed information about debt and foreign debt. Without all the interruptions and noise from the opposition, it would be much easier and smoother to get to that answer. With respect to debt, foreign debt, which is placed overseas, currently stands at some $678.3 billion, Senator Joyce. I might point out that when you were in government and when you were in opposition up until 1995-96—not to be specific because you were not here— (Time expired)