Mr SHORTEN (Maribyrnong—Leader of the Opposition) (14:02): My question is to the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister said in May of 2014, 'Every day in the lead up to the last election, I said to people that we were going to get debt and deficit under control.' But on page 317 of his own Budget Paper No. 1, the deficit has doubled from $17 billion to $35 billion in the last 12 months. Opposition members interjecting— The SPEAKER: There will be no props and we will have silence. Mr SHORTEN: I will start the question again. Honourable members interjecting— The SPEAKER: We will have silence on both sides of the House for the purposes of the question being asked. The honourable the Leader of the Opposition with no props will ask his question. Mr SHORTEN: The Prime Minister said in May of 2014, 'Every day in the lead up to the last election, I said to people that we were going to get deficit under control. But on page 317 of the Prime Minister's Budget Paper No. 1, the deficit has doubled from $17 billion to $35 billion in the last 12 months. Prime Minister, is this page correct? Has the deficit doubled under your watch in the last 12 months? Mr Whiteley interjecting— The SPEAKER: I call the honourable the Prime Minister, and the member for Braddon will desist.