Senator WONG (South Australia—Minister for Finance and Deregulation) (14:09): I thank Senator Thorp for her question. The OECD Economic Outlook, released last night, again confirms the resilience of this Australian economy in the face of challenging global conditions, and it confirms, unlike most other OECD economies, our fundamentals remain strong: we have solid growth, low unemployment, contained inflation and lower interest rates than ever occurred under the opposition. We also understand that not everyone is doing it easy, that many families are finding things hard, and reports like this do demonstrate why all Australians can be proud of what this country has achieved. The OECD expects— Opposition senators interjecting— Senator WONG: I know you might laugh at more jobs and economic growth, Senator, but I suspect the people who elect you here might actually care about jobs and growth—the Australian economy to outperform every single major advanced economy over the next two years. In 2013 alone, Australia's growth is expected to be more than double the average for OECD economies. I know this is not news that those opposite want to hear, but the OECD report does remind us of the importance of continued reform and an economic plan for the future. Mr Abbott has cottoned onto this after months and months of nothing but negativity, smear and fear. He has suddenly worked out that he needs to look like he has got a plan for the future, so he stapled a few of his speeches together and launched them at the party room. This is nothing more than a desperate stunt to try and pretend that he has actually got a few policy ideas. (Time expired)