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

The Treasurer is correct. And the other point that I take about this line of questioning, including the concerns that the opposition have now—I mean, these are concerns that they didn't have when they were actually in government—about wages, which were raised yesterday, and public spending was that, as you know—

Well, you weren't too concerned about real wages when you were in government, Senator Hume. But the other concern they have is around public spending. As you know and as is drawn out by the ABS data and identified by the ABS—if you don't want to believe the government, believe the ABS—the investment was in defence spending. So now you've added that to your list of things that you don't support, which I find—ah, interesting. The contribution made in Commonwealth public demand was in defence spending, which is something you clearly don't support. (Time expired)