Joe Hockey (North Sydney, Liberal Party, Shadow Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Treasurer. I refer the Treasurer to his own newsletter out today which seeks to justify over $300 billion of debt by comparing the economic performance of Australia with Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines. Treasurer, if the debt blows out beyond $300 billion, will you start comparing our economy favourably with Papua New Guinea, Burma and Armenia?

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