Simon Birmingham (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Trade) Share this | Hansard source

I thank Senator Gallagher for her question. The Governor of the Reserve Bank had some things to say today as well.

An honourable senator: He did!

He did. To quote him, he said:

… we have now turned the corner and a recovery is underway.

An opposition senator interjecting—

No, it does, Senator, and it's offensive that you would suggest otherwise. It matters a great deal—indeed, in my answer to the previous question, I was very clear in acknowledging that there are Australian businesses and households who are still doing it tough. We know that. This is a global pandemic that Australia has faced, and we've faced it better than the rest of the world. We've faced it as a nation. We, as a government, don't take full credit by any means; we know that this has been a partnership with hardworking Australians and with Australians in business who have come through these tough times. This has been a partnership with the states and territories in terms of their responses.

Opposition senators interjecting—