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

Some members of the Liberal opposition interjected about infrastructure. If the opposition is interested in the performance of the Australian economy—and they have not shown much interest in recent months—and the views of the OECD about infrastructure, then they should ask about it. I cannot recall a question in recent months from those opposite about the economy. They have been ignoring economic issues totally for the last couple of months. The OECD report confirms that the Australian government’s finances remain amongst the strongest in the world. It confirms that Australia’s net debt is expected to peak at 10 per cent of GDP.