Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Vice-President of the Executive Council) Share this | Hansard source

Newsflash: Prime Minister meets with his colleagues to talk about the best way forward! Oh! There was an election on the weekend in the great state of Victoria and—another newsflash—we didn't do as well as we would have liked! Oh! I think that every Australian would expect the Prime Minister to sit down with his Victorian colleagues after the weekend and discuss the results, the issues at hand and how we can ensure that we continue to provide the best possible government for the Australian people, making sure that all Australians have the best possible opportunity to get ahead.

We remember that, when Labor was last in government at a national level, what they delivered was a weakening economy, rising unemployment and a rapidly deteriorating budget position. We want all Australians to have the best possible opportunity to get ahead, and that is why we will continue to work very hard to implement our plan for stronger growth, for more jobs and to put the budget in as strong a position as possible for the future.