House debates Questions without Notice
Interest Rates
Kim Beazley Brand, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition
2:15 pm
My question is to the Prime Minister and it follows the first question I asked him. Does the Prime Minister accept any personal responsibility for any of the last seven back-to-back rate hikes?
John Howard Bennelong, Liberal Party, Prime Minister
As leader of the government, I accept responsibility for the aggregate state of the Australian economy—which is magnificent.
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Lindsay Tanner Melbourne, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Finance
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