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

The Parliamentary Budget Office is a costing service that has never been available to any other opposition, so I would suggest that Mr Hockey may wish to avail himself of it. But as important is transparency. We on this side are determined that the sort of attempted con job that was put up last time to the Australian people by Mr Abbott and Mr Hockey cannot occur again, which is why we are saying there will be a post-election report, some 30 days after the election, which shows the true state of the budget as a result of a political party's commitments. What those opposite would like to be reminded of is that on the last occasion that would have shown the $11 billion black hole, and I say to the opposition: be aware that if you try and con people you will be found out. We on this side believe in transparency when it comes to budget costings. (Time expired)