Senate debates
Thursday, 5 February 2026
Questions without Notice
Fiscal Policy
2:07 pm
Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source
To be clear. The highest-spending government was the Morrison government; the highest-taxing government was the Howard government. Those opposite in the election campaign wanted to tax more, spend more and have deeper deficits in order to fund their nuclear powered power stations. That is the offering from the last election from those opposite. They have zero economic credibility, and we will continue to manage the budget responsibly. (Time expired)
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