When he was asked how he would grow the economy in this climate, Anthony Albanese says:

Let’s be very clear about how you grow an economy. One way you grow an economy is by boosting productivity. And one way you boost productivity is by boosting infrastructure. So, this project here will enable people to get to the airport quicker. It will take cars off roads. It will make an enormous difference for productivity here in Melbourne, which is one way that you grow the economy.

And I’ll make this point.

My Government has provided not one, but two budget surpluses and yes, a deficit this year but a half of what was predicted. We have been responsible economic managers. We turned a $78 billion deficit into a $22 billion Labor surplus. A more than $50 billion deficit into a surplus above $15 billion and then halved the deficit that was protected. And we know that the finances of Peter Dutton are going to be diabolical because he’s got to find $600 billion for his nuclear reactors.