Scott Ryan (Victoria, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. I may be new in this place but I have a long memory and I do recall what it was like in my home state when Senator Conroy’s colleagues were managing Victoria. My supplementary question to the minister is: was the Prime Minister wrong when he said in the other place on 27 May:

These are the hallmarks of responsible economic management: ensuring that you have a decent budget surplus …