
Wayne Swan delivered his fifth budget, and again, we are seeing a further increase in debt. Through accounting tricks and shuffling money between months and years, the Treasurer is making a false claim about having turned around his record of debt and deficit.

Here we have it again: another year, another increase in borrowings; another year, yet more put on the national credit card.

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Wednesday, 21 March 2012.
Senator Scott Ryan spoke to ABC Radio Ballarat morning presenter Steve Martin about proposed changes to Australia’s electoral system so that voters can be enrolled without their knowledge or permission.
Tuesday, 20 March 2012.
Labor’s lies about small business spread to the Senate today, with the Government continuing to mislead on the number of small businesses who will benefit from company tax cuts.
Monday, 19 March 2012.
Senator Scott Ryan is concerned that while the general unemployment rate is low, unemployment in Melbourne’s north and west is far higher than average. It is time that the Labor members in these areas start to take their constituents’ concerns seriously and stop introducing economically damaging policies.