QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Senator WONG (South Australia—Minister for Foreign Affairs and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:15): Why is it always the case that you oppose relief for Australian families? That's really the question that Australians were asking after the last election. The economic team that now runs the Liberal Party—Mr Taylor and Senator Hume—went to an election with bigger deficits, more debt and higher taxes and now has the temerity to come in and say, 'By the way, you need some savings.' Senator Cash: You've been in government for four years.

Senator WONG: Well, this was less than a year ago, Senator Cash, so you can't run away from the legacy of higher taxes, higher deficits and more debt as quickly as that. I know you want to put it in the rear-view mirror, but we all remember that this is the economic dream team that went to an election with higher taxes for the Liberal Party.