Senate debates

Thursday, 5 February 2026

Questions without Notice

Fiscal Policy

2:07 pm

Photo of Katy GallagherKaty 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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