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

Exactly! They do not even know there is a global recession; they do not want to acknowledge there is a global recession. They do not want to acknowledge that their negative approach in opposing the fiscal stimulus package would have cost jobs. If we had followed the advice of the Liberal opposition, we would have more than 200,000 additional unemployed. It is very sad to see the very divided and split Liberal-National party stand for increasing joblessness. That is their prescription. The old neoliberal approach is to increase unemployment, and yet just a few months ago they were saying it was all about jobs, jobs, jobs. In fact, what they are arguing in their negative, sit-on-their-hands approach— (Time expired)