Luke Hartsuyker (Cowper, National Party, Assistant Minister for Employment) Share this | Hansard source

We are working on it. We are fixing up your mess! It would be a mess if you were still here, that is for sure. Despite the reduction in revenue, we are charting a credible path back to surplus—unlike Treasurer Swan who said 'the four surpluses I announce tonight'—but we still have not seen a surplus. This is a very important budget; it delivers on our commitment to build a stronger and fairer Australia and to bring the budget back into surplus in a credible time frame.

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