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

We certainly have had a range of alternative approaches, and I have traversed some of them in previous question times this week—various thought bubbles from Mr Hockey and from Mr Robb. This contrasts with the long-term plan that this government has to reform the Australian economy, improve participation and boost productivity, as well as our commitment to strict fiscal rules. The reality is that the opposition we see today are so focused on internal divisions that they are unable to develop any credible economic policy and they are threatening to cut the very investments that would boost the capacity of the Australian economy. It is quite extraordinary. We have Mr Hockey apparently indicating to the papers that he thinks it is either Mr Turnbull, Mr Robb or Mr Macfarlane behind the leak. This is what they are focused on. Not only would they rather see the government fail than the nation succeed, but now their priority is to see each other fail (Time expired)