
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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Thursday, 18 August 2011.
Senator Ryan speaks in the Senate on a Matter of Public Importance regarding the governments inability to deliver a budget surplus; August 18, 2011
Wednesday, 17 August 2011.
Senator Ryan speaks in the Senate on the tabling of the PBS report; August 17 2011
Thursday, 7 July 2011.
Senator Ryan speaks in the Senate about electoral reform; July 7 2011