Jim Chalmers (Rankin, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Treasurer. Why does the Treasurer pretend that weakness in the economy is entirely due to the fires and coronavirus when, before they hit, this Liberal government was already presiding over weak and slowing growth—with a one in front of it; stagnant wages growth; high underemployment; declining business investment and falling productivity; well below average consumer and business confidence; and record net debt and record household debt?

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