by Janine Perrett

Oh dear. A small recovery in the opinion polls and the Treasurer bursts back on the scene, only to lecture other nations on their economy, would you believe? The same treasurer who attacked his predecessor for daring to lecture other countries about their economies.

Yes, Joe Hockey yesterday warned he would name and shame those countries which don't meet the growth targets he set at the G20 finance ministers meeting early this year.

Settle down dear. Get your own house in order before lecturing others. Or do you think our economy is doing so much better that we should tell them how it's done?

Or are we in a budget emergency, a dire situation, a crisis as you also claim? If we're confused, pity the poor outsiders.

And this on the day the man who was, in name only, the world's best treasurer was thrown out of parliament for accusing the new lot of lying about the economy.

(Actually I had forgotten Wayne Swan was still an MP).

Anyway, obviously Joe doesn't need anyone to tell him he's great.

And of course his hubris looks even more silly when on the same day stories emerge that little old Australia is dragging its heels on cracking down on global tax rorts.

You know, the thing Tony Abbott was beating the drum about so loudly overseas last week. Seems the last G20 agreed on an information sharing development on mulitnational trade evasion, which we are yet to do.

I would have thought there was more value in recouping the billions in lost tax revenue than some airy fairy non-binding growth target.

So beware Joe: those other countries might try naming and shaming you. It works both ways.