Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the member for her question. I find it puzzling that the member for Sydney would seek to be offering fiscal advice to the government, given her role in the previous government, which turned a $20 billion surplus into a $50 billion deficit. If in 2007 you had knocked on doors, as I did and others did—the Leader of the Opposition entered the House in 2007—and said, 'If you vote Labor at this election, if you vote for Kevin Rudd, they will turn a $20 billion surplus into a $50 billion deficit, they will let 50,000 people turn up on boats illegally and they will set fire to your roofs as well,' they would have never believed you. They would have said, 'That is just crazy talk.'

Ms Plibersek interjecting—

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