Senate debates

Thursday, 18 March 2021

Questions without Notice

Economy

3:23 pm

Photo of Simon BirminghamSimon Birmingham (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Finance) Share this | Hansard source

It's been the greatest global shock to the economy since the Great Depression. But our policies and the approach that we've taken in Australia, and the work of Australian businesses and the Australian people, have kept Australia safe and secure. They've kept our economy strong. That is evidenced by these job figures. Today we've seen Prime Minister Gillard's former economic adviser Stephen Koukoulas describe these figures as 'some pretty good labour force numbers, whichever way you cut it'. 'This recovery has been remarkably good,' he said.

We are pleased to see the recovery continuing, but we know that more work needs to be done. So we continue to work through the policies that are necessary to keep delivering for Australians. But already unemployment is above the forecasts of the RBA and better than the forecasts of the Treasury. Those jobs are good news for all Australians. (Time expired)

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