George Brandis (Queensland, Liberal Party, Attorney-General) Share this | Hansard source

The statistics are the statistics, Senator. The statistics that you quote I think are right, and what they show, Senator Farrell, is that the Australian economy continues to grow. The pace varies from time to time, because these are fluctuating indicators—of course there are—but the big story is that the Australian economy has grown for more than a quarter of a century, and the point I make to you, Senator Farrell, is that that is due to reform and governments with the spine to take up the reform task from one generation to the next. (Time expired)