Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Finance) Share this | Hansard source

I thank Senator Bushby for that question. When we came into government in September 2013, we inherited a weakening economy, rising unemployment, a budget in very bad shape and a budget position that was rapidly deteriorating. Since then, we have been working very hard to turn that situation around. We have been working to strengthen the economy, to create more jobs and to repair the budget.