Chris Evans (WA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

It just shows how lacking in any economic ability the opposition are. We have still not heard from them how they managed to end up with an $11 billion black hole in their funding proposals from the election. I understand that Mr Hockey was not told until he turned up at the press conference that the figures did not add up. I do not think Mr Robb told him. There are serious economic challenges facing this country, including how to make sure that we benefit from the mining boom and that the mining industry pay their fair share of tax. The government is tackling those challenges. The opposition ought to get serious.