What budget emergency? Abbott government ministers ditch doom and gloom talk

By Fergus Hunter
Updated March 3 2015 - 1:13pm, first published 12:52pm
Treasurer Joe Hockey. Photo: Andrew Meares
Treasurer Joe Hockey. Photo: Andrew Meares
Treasurer Joe Hockey. Photo: Andrew Meares
Treasurer Joe Hockey. Photo: Andrew Meares
Treasurer Joe Hockey. Photo: Andrew Meares
Treasurer Joe Hockey. Photo: Andrew Meares
Treasurer Joe Hockey. Photo: Andrew Meares
Treasurer Joe Hockey. Photo: Andrew Meares
Treasurer Joe Hockey. Photo: Christopher Pearce
Treasurer Joe Hockey. Photo: Christopher Pearce
Prime Minister Tony Abbott. Photo: Sylvia Liber SVZ
Prime Minister Tony Abbott. Photo: Sylvia Liber SVZ
Finance Minister Mathias Cormann. Photo: Andrew Meares
Finance Minister Mathias Cormann. Photo: Andrew Meares

From "debt and deficit disaster" to "sunshine" and "progress".