Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

'Not much.' So there's an acknowledgement there, by Senator Birmingham, that our economic plan is supporting economic growth. If you were in charge, with your $315 billion worth of cuts, we would be in a recession. And while it might be politically convenient for you to lobby for that and to argue for it, it would be a disaster for millions and millions of families around this country.

We would prefer our plan, which is about avoiding recession rather cleaning up afterwards, which is something that you seem to be advocating for. In policies outlined by the federal opposition, policies that you have put forward, there is $315 billion of cuts to budget spending. There has been an acknowledgement today by the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate that our plan is supporting growth in the economy.