Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Finance and Deregulation) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the good senator for the question and I congratulate him on his appointment and look forward to many more questions. I particularly welcome a question like this on the day when we are seeing the IMF deliver another ringing endorsement of this government’s sound economic management. Our sound economic management is delivering good results for the Australian economy and good results for the Australian community. It is demonstrating and confirming the wisdom of the government putting in place the stimulus package which has saved jobs and averted a recession. If we on this side had listened to the economic policies of those on that side of the chamber, Australia would have been in recession.