Reaper,"In answer to the question "When has Labor EVER had the...

Reaper,

"In answer to the question "When has Labor EVER had the country in surplus?, they had the country in surplus from 1987 to 1991, including a surplus of 1.7% of GDP""

That period was when Paul Keating was in charge at the helm, if not in the shadow of Bob Hawk. Paul Keating is more liberal than either John Howard or Peter Costello. He's just in the Labour party.

I think Paul Keating was an excellent PM and I would be a full fledge labour supporter today if he didn't get ousted and some of those Labour young uns took after him.