Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

I thank Senator Whiteaker for her question—and thank you for struggling on despite having a bit of a cold. I know that Senator Whiteaker is here because she cares deeply about what happens not only in this budget but for the generation that she represents, and that is something the government is very focused on.

Tonight's budget will be an ambitious budget. It will be a responsible budget. It's a budget focused on resilience, reform and a plan to help Australians through the worst of the global economic uncertainty and to come out even stronger. We are a government that want aspiration and opportunity for more people in this country.