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

I am sure that the economic hardheads in the Liberal Party would be most pleased by Senator Cormann suggesting that Senator Cameron is the benchmark for Liberal Party fiscal transparency. Senator Cameron might not regard that as a promotion; he might regard that as a substantial demotion—I do not know. But it is interesting that he has suddenly become the benchmark that Senator Cormann refers to.

Senator Cormann interjecting—

The reality is that the benchmark has been previously set in the Charter of Budget Honesty. The people who are refusing to comply with that are those opposite.

Senator Cormann interjecting—

No amount of bluster, self-righteousness and continuous interjecting—which is what Senator Cormann continuous to do; we always know when we are getting to you, Senator Cormann, because you just do not stop—no amount of that kind of behaviour will detract attention from the fact that your economic figures simply have never stacked up.