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

We have a reprise from Senator Joyce of Senator Abetz's attempt yesterday to make sure that they do not actually talk about the economy, they do not actually talk about disability care, they do not actually talk about jobs, and they do not actually talk about how they grow the economy or employment, or what their plans for Australian schools are; all they want to do is talk about boats. But we know that that is the approach that the coalition take. I again remind the Senator that, in terms of the forecasters, the Treasury also forecast for Mr Costello and he is now attacking the same institution that served very well under both governments. I would remind him also of some comments by market economists: according to Citi, the economic forecasts look achievable and are similar to the RBA's, and our forecasts, according to UBS— (Time expired)