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

Insofar as I can understand what Senator Joyce is saying, I believe he is asserting that the government should do something other than what has been advised by the Australian Office of Financial Management when it comes to the government securities market. I think that is what he is suggesting. My answer to him remains that if it comes to a choice between taking his advice about how to handle the government bond market and the advice of the Australian Office of Financial Management, it is unsurprising who the government would choose.