Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

Of course I support the comments by the Treasurer. As I have just explained, if you look at the data—not only in the national accounts but other economic data—and if you look at the contribution to growth that both public and private demand made, which in yesterday's data release was 0.3 for public demand and 0.3 for private demand, in annual contribution to growth, public demand was 0.7, and private demand in annual growth was 2.3. So, yes, the Treasurer is correct. So, I've answered the question directly.

Well, I have, Senator Cash. The other point I made is that, that based on the economic geniuses of the Leader of the Opposition and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the plan they took to the election last year, which was overwhelmingly rejected, had deeper deficits and higher debt because—