Tony Smith (Casey, Liberal Party, Deputy Chairman , Coalition Policy Development Committee) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to these taxpayer funded newsletters from nine of her Labor colleagues, including the Assistant Treasurer, the Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and the Minister for Resources and Energy, which claim that Labor 'delivered a surplus on time, as promised'. Were her colleagues referring to the last time Labor delivered a surplus, in 1989-90? If not, will the Prime Minister demand that her colleagues write to their constituents and correct this obvious falsehood?

Julia Gillard (Lalor, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I thank the member for Casey for his question. On the government's budget and putting a priority on jobs and growth and supporting working Australians, I refer him to my earlier answers in question time today. On the question of providing information to the Australian community, the member might like to explain whether the Leader of the Opposition and the opposition generally will be issuing an apology for putting out a document that has stamped on it 'costed, fully budgeted' when there are no costings, no budget and no savings.

Tony Smith (Casey, Liberal Party, Deputy Chairman , Coalition Policy Development Committee) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Madam Speaker, I seek to table nine documents—taxpayer funded newsletters from the member for Reid; the Minister for Employment Participation and Minister for Early Childhood and Childcare; the Minister for Resources and Energy; the member for Wakefield; the member for Corio; the member for Watson; Senator Glenn Sterle; the member for Corangamite; and the Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs—all promising—

Ms Anna Burke (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The member for Casey will resume his seat. Is leave granted?

Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the House) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

In the words of the Leader of the Opposition, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no and no.