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

The major risk that we face as a country is that the parliament does not continue to support the government's plan for stronger growth, more jobs and to repair the budget. I am pleased to note that in recent weeks there has been an increased level of bipartisanship supporting some of the very important measures that the government has been seeking to pursue for some time. I welcome that. Long may it continue. We have made significant progress, but there is still more work to be done. What I would say to the Senate is that all of us are in this together; the country needs us to continue to focus on the job that needs to be done. The country needs us to continue to focus on implementing our plan for stronger growth, for more jobs and to repair the budget. I understand that the worst finance minister in the history of the Commonwealth wants to detract from the very important work that is being done in this space, but we are just getting on with the job.