Piorot, not being as old as some, and only forming an active interest in politics since the early 80's, perhaps you could tell me when the last surplus was delivered by a labor government.

I know Keating didn't, and despite the 101 promises from Swan, he didn't, so who did and when?

Rehctub,

Whitlam ran surpluses in 1972-73, 1973-74 and 1974-75....only in 1975-76 was there a deficit.

Thanks Poirot, now back to the current numbers.

It has been suggested that the GFC accounted for $40 billion of labors spending, so take that off your numbers if you wish, but without the use of untainted figures, it is impossible to make a comparison unless you just want to grand stand the issue without the real facts.

Now if you are in fact a Labor person, then I can understand why you don't want to produce the real numbers, be cause they are appalling to say the least.

All that debt, from a surplus position, and so little to show for it, yet here they are trying to gain our trust again.

rehctub,

You can dance around all you like.

Fact..this govt has added $100 billion to "net" debt in less than three years - after cutting anything they could which wasn't required to pass through parliament.

You give me the numbers, rehctub?

I have provided perfectly good figures from reputable sources.

All you have done is jump up and down and tell me you want some other "numbers".

I've noticed that you're quite lazy in this regard.

If you are not happy with the figures I've produced, then go and do some research and provide something that refutes it.

Don't keep sitting there requesting I do your work - I've already provided the figures supporting my argument.

How about you do the same?

By the way, rehctub,

Those "reputable sources" I mentioned...

I got those figures from economist Stephen Koukoulas when he posted them on twitter.

I attributed them to him.

He tweeted me that he couldn't take attribution as he had sourced those figures straight from Scott Morrison's MYEFO.

So there you have it....my figures, which you reckon aren't good enough - came straight from Morrison.

I will take it on notice Poirot, but unlike most on this site, I work full time, but I will try none the less.

I will also send an email to that guy you mentioned and perhaps he can provide the figures, as the REAL FIGURES form a very important part of the argument, otherwise you are simply using labor spin.

BTW, the question is very simple, so perhaps someone else on this site can find them.

Q. Of the libs $99 billion in additional debt while in office, how much of this was expended on labor failures, such as illegals,
Stopping the boats
Dealing with the 2000 that started as TWO
The resettlement costs for the remaining 1998

Insulation,
Rectifying the stuff ups
Funding the royal commission
Compensation paid

Plus anything else labor conveniently left behind after their failed Kevin 07 experiment.