Gavin Marshall (Victoria, Deputy-President) Share this | Hansard source

Can the minister confirm that since the Treasurer was last at the dispatch box delivering his budget speech, employment growth in 2016-17 has fallen from 1.75 per cent to one per cent, while the unemployment rate has been revised up from 5.5 per cent to 5.75 per cent. Is this what the government meant when they promised jobs and growth?