Mr BRADBURY (Lindsay—Assistant Treasurer and Minister Assisting for Deregulation) (14:45): Thank you very much, Madam Deputy Speaker. Well, can you believe it! Opposition members interjecting— The DEPUTY SPEAKER ( Ms AE Burke ): Order, the member for Cowan! I cannot believe the disrespect that the opposition is showing to the chamber at this time. It was their question asked and the Assistant Treasurer has not even been able to get his words out. I believe that the public, who all too often watch this place, will be fairly appalled by the behaviour. Mr BRADBURY: Can you believe that the Liberals would come into this place and talk about the truth of pamphlets being distributed in the Lindsay electorate? Can you believe it? Honourable members interjecting— Mr BRADBURY: After the shameful examples of what they did back in 2007 in distributing that shameful pamphlet, can you believe it? The Leader of the Opposition shakes his head, but we all recall that when the pamphlet was being distributed— Opposition members interjecting— Mr Hawke: I rise on a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker, on relevance. I did not ask about the believability of his pamphlet. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order! There is no point of order. The Assistant Treasurer has the call and so far has not been able to actually get to his answer. Mr BRADBURY: Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I am pleased to be able to respond to the question in relation to this government's strong economic record. We are returning the budget to surplus and we will be delivering a surplus of $1.5 billion—that is what we forecast—and it will be a surplus that will increase over time across the forward estimates. That is because we are determined to manage this economy in the interests of working Australians. It is always good to receive a question about the strength of the Australian economy from those opposite. You do not often hear them come into this place and talk about how strong the economy is. When they are out there, like the member for North Sydney talking to an international audience on Bloomberg, they will tell you how strong the economy is, or like the Leader of the Opposition when they are over in the UK speaking to an international audience, they want to claim their piece of the credit, but when it comes to coming into this place and acknowledging the realities of a strong economy, it is a different story. We have taken the responsible economic decisions to ensure that we are returning the budget to surplus. Mr Simpkins interjecting— The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order! The member for Cowan will leave the chamber under the provisions of standing order 94(a). The member for Cowan then left the chamber. Mrs Mirabella interjecting— The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order! The Assistant Treasurer has the call. The member for Indi is not assisting herself. Mr BRADBURY: For the member for Mitchell to come into this place and brandish a document, a pamphlet that has been distributed in the Lindsay electorate, after the shameful experience of what this country was subjected to during the 2007 election campaign when his cronies out in the Lindsay electorate decided to spread racial hatred in pamphlets— Opposition members interjecting— The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order! The Assistant Treasurer will return to the question. Mr BRADBURY: When it comes to truth, I will let the facts of the record stand for themselves. We are delivering a strong economy for the Australian people, an economy that will ensure we spread the benefits of the boom so that all Australians get their fair share. Honourable members interjecting—