Senator DASTYARI (New South Wales) (14:18): My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Brandis. I refer to the Deloitte Budget Monitor report released on Monday, which projects that the budget deficit will blow out by a further $24 billion over the forward estimates. Given that this comes after the government delivered a budget deficit for 2015-16 eight times bigger than they inherited, isn't it clear that when it comes to economic management the government are, in Senator Brandis's own words, very, very mediocre?
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