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

I'm so pleased that Senator Wong agrees that it's time for Labor's plan for jobs and growth, because there is none. The only side of politics that has a plan for jobs and growth, which is delivering results, is the Liberal and Nationals parties'. And let me tell you that the trajectory that Australia is on today is a much better trajectory than the one that we inherited from the Labor Party. When we came into government, the economy was weakening; unemployment was rising; the budget position was deteriorating. You know what? Today, the economy is strengthening, employment growth is strengthening, the unemployment rate is below where it was expected to be and the budget position is improving. We are now on track to a believable return to surplus. That is what the Australian people are interested in. The Australian people are not interested in the juvenile political games of the Labor Party. You continue to play student politics. We will continue to focus on the national interest and on implementing our plan for jobs and growth.