Senator ABETZ (Tasmania—Leader of the Government in the Senate, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service and Minister for Employment) (14:56): History and economic history did not start on 8 September 2013, as those opposite would like to have the Australian population believe. The simple fact is, and let us be very clear on this, Labor had us on a trajectory into debt of $667 billion. Your own last budget had us on a trajectory, which I personally thought was an underestimate of 6.25 per cent unemployment. Senator Conroy interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Senator Conroy! Senator ABETZ: Under the previous Labor Government the labour figures shrunk by about 5,000 in 2013, whereas we actually added about 100,000 people to the Australian workforce in 2014. When the big ship of state of Australia is going in the wrong direction, as it was under you, it takes a while to turn her around, but we are up to the task and we will do it. (Time expired)