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

The alternative approaches that have been put forward are really only one, and that is to say no. That is the entirety of Mr Abbott's response when he is asked to outline his vision for the future of this nation. When he is asked to tell Australians what he would do to ensure their children have more opportunities, his only answer is no. His only answer is relentless negativity based on falsehoods. They are an opposition who have discarded any semblance of economic responsibility—an opposition with a $70 billion black hole. They will have to cut $70 billion of services just to get to the starting line. That is not my figure; it is the figure put out by their shadow finance minister and their shadow Treasurer. I welcome the announcement that Senator Sinodinos has joined the shadow ERC. Let us hope he can do better than the current incumbents. (Time expired)