Kim Beazley Brand, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition
2:31 pm
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to the history summit being held in Canberra today and the importance of teaching pivotal facts. Given the Prime Minister is so interested in history, when interest rates hit 21.39 per cent in 1982, who was Treasurer?
John Howard Bennelong, Liberal Party, Prime Minister
Well, Mr Speaker, I tell you what—
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Opposition Members:
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Arch Bevis Brisbane, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Aviation and Transport Security
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Julia Gillard Lalor, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Health and Manager of Opposition Business in the House
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David Hawker Speaker
The Manager of Opposition Business is warned too. The level of interjection is far too high. I call the Prime Minister.
John Howard Bennelong, Liberal Party, Prime Minister
Mr Speaker, I tell you what, it was not the bloke who was Treasurer when the overnight rate hit about 23 per cent in 1973.