Government is great - Pity we don't believe in it! - John Howard and Peter Costello, 1999 [picture] /

Title devised by cataloguer from information provided on image.; Part of the Pryor collection of cartoons and drawings.; Published in the Canberra Times on 12th May 1999.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn4360620. Treasurer Peter Costello delivers the Federal Budget revealing a huge surplus. But will the Coalition Government, traditionally committed to 'small government', be relied on to spend it wisely?--Information provided by Geoff Pryor