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| UpdatedGovernments have long blamed their predecessors for the state of affairs they inherit, but Liberal Deputy Leader Julie Bishop says the challenge left for Treasurer Joe Hockey set a record.
On March 16 she told ABC Radio that "all areas of the budget have to be considered for savings because we inherited the largest deficits in Australia's history from Labor".
ABC Fact Check investigates how the current government's financial inheritance stacks up.
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