Ian Macdonald (Queensland, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

What a pleasure to follow Senator Ketter in this debate. From the sounds of his measured, moderate contribution to this debate, I look forward to more debates. Senator Ketter, the time when the Labor Party could lecture anyone on budget superiority, on budget certainty, on budget balancing will be the day hell freezes over. For the Labor Party to try to lecture anyone on budget matters is just so amusing that I really cannot take you as being serious. You have no doubt been left with the motion and you have done your best to prosecute it.

Mr Rudd, you might remember—long before your time so I do not blame you for overlooking these things—had the 2020 Summit.