Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Finance and Deregulation) Share this | Hansard source

The only ones who would benefit from changing the rules to reduce transpare­ncy are those politicians who are hiding a $70 billion black hole, and that is those opposite. It is extraordinary that Senator Joyce actually signed up to the opposite posi­tion. I know he is busy contemplating his move to the lower house and his move to knock off Mr Truss. He might be on the phone to someone right now saying, 'I really need that seat.' I am sure those opposite would like to contemplate, were they ever to win government, the prospect of Senator Joyce being the Deputy Prime Minister. But the point is this: the coalition, through Senator Joyce and Mr Pyne, signed up to the Charter of Budget Honesty principles. Mr Hockey is walking away from it because he is too afraid to try to manage his $70 billion black hole. (Time expired)