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

We're providing 10 million low- and middle-income earners with additional taxation relief to help with the economic recovery, to help create the support across the Australian economy to keep this jobs growth going. With the jobs growth we're seeing and the unemployment rates that have been achieved, it's little wonder there's a fair bit of silence from those opposite, because, of course, we can all recall the mayhem and catastrophe, the doomsday predictions, that were coming from those opposite. The doomsday predictions of those who said that millions more would find themselves unemployed, that millions more would be in difficulty. Those opposite had no faith in Australia, Australian businesses, Australians or the economic plans that have been proven to work—

Senator Wong interjecting—

Economic plans that have been proven to work, Senator Wong! I know it breaks your heart to see record numbers of Australians in jobs, but we are proud to have record numbers of Australians in jobs and to have the Australian economy coming back so strongly. (Time expired)