Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. I quote again from Mr Robb's report, which states:

… the Australian Government's net debt would be 16.6 per cent of GDP in 2015—

which:

… reinforces Australia's healthy financial position and sound economic credentials …

Noting that this net debt quoted by Mr Robb is in fact higher than the peak net debt under the former government, does the minister agree with Mr Robb that debt is low?