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

Isn't the question: why should anyone believe this opposition when it comes to fiscal discipline and when it comes to economic credibility? Those opposite have never once got their costings right—never in the election campaign and never since. This opposition, should they win government, are going to inflict $17 billion worth of cuts on the Australian people—and they want to hide it. They do not want to be upfront with the Australian people about the cuts to health and education that they have planned. Those opposite have a shadow Treasurer who claims that three per cent trend growth is flatlining! You are an absolute joke when it comes to the economy—an absolute joke! Come in here and tell us what your savings measures are and we will have a debate about whose budget bottom line has credibility.