Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Finance) Share this | Hansard source

I thank Senator Abetz for this important supplementary. This amazing turnaround has been a team effort. Premier Hodgman and his state Liberal government have balanced the Tasmanian state budget and returned it to surplus for the first time in a decade and four years ahead of schedule. That draws a strong contrast with the reckless spending of Tasmanian Labor and the Greens, which all but bankrupted the Tasmanian state, with nothing to show for it.