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

Thank you, Mr President. That is why we abolished Work Choices, something I know Senator Abetz is still smarting over. That is why we focused, during the global financial crisis, on ensuring that we supported jobs and growth, and, as a result of that, that is why we have an economy that is continuing to grow and is 14 per cent larger than it was in 2007.

Senator Brandis interjecting—

Senator Brandis, I will take that interjection. I know that he loves Mother England, but I would remind him that the British economy is, in fact, smaller than it was in 2007. I would make the point that we are focused on things like delivering disability care— (Time expired)