QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Mr TED O'BRIEN (Fairfax—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (14:29): My question goes to the Treasurer. The Treasurer has overseen a litany of economic disasters but always blames someone else: higher energy prices—someone else's fault; the fastest fall in living standards in the developed world—someone else's fault; 12 interest rate rises—someone else's fault; unemployment's up—someone else's fault; on our way to a trillion dollars of debt—someone else's fault.

Will the Treasurer take some responsibility for his economic mismanagement?