Mr SWAN (Lilley—Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer) (14:13): Well, so here we go again. The global financial crisis and the global recession never happened—did not happen—and therefore there was no need for a fiscal stimulus and no need for the actions that the government took which saved our country from recession. This is acknowledged by every responsible economic authority in the global economy, but it is not acknowledged by those opposite because there is no length they will not go to to talk down our economy, to talk down its performance. They are not proud of the fact that there has been just under a million jobs created since we have been in power. Honourable members interjecting— The SPEAKER: Order! The Treasurer has the call and has the right to be heard in silence. Mr SWAN: And, indeed, 500,000 jobs created in the last three years. Let us just think about the last three years. What has been happening in the global economy in the last three years? There were the aftershocks of the global financial crisis and a global recession. We have had recession in Europe for something like six quarters. We have had the fiscal crisis in the United States. We have had all of the challenges in Japan. And in the middle of all of this our economy has shone out like a beacon for its resilience and strength. That does not mean to say that everything is okay for everybody but those opposite should have the pride in our country to at least acknowledge how well we did. Opposition members interjecting — The SPEAKER: Members opposite need to understand that they do not have the right to continually interject during everyone's answers. The member for Reid has the call.