Natasha Griggs (Solomon, Country Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

Can you believe the hide of those opposite? The Australian public inherited a $667 billion debt from the six years they were in government—the six longest years I can remember of any government. A debt of $667 billion, and they are here today to criticise the government—a government that is trying to fix the problems they created. Mr Deputy Speaker, you know as well as I do that those opposite know how to spend the country's money—they know how to spend on the country's credit cards; they know how to create dodgy programs that not only waste money but have much deeper consequences.

What do they do when it comes to making the tough decisions? What do they do when it comes to getting things in order? Well, we know: they say, 'No.' They say: 'No, no, no.' It is no wonder that the member for Maribyrnong is no longer called the Leader of the Opposition; he is now known on this side as Dr No. He always has a cunning plan but is never willing to make the tough decisions—he does have evil plans, but I digress.

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