Complex sentence: The incumbent government argues for a need for a "safe pair of hands" to manage an economic shift from mining-oriented growth to something else; while the opposition says that it will prevent a recession that could be caused by a budget deficit.
Split into simpler sentences: The incumbent government argues for a need for a "safe pair of hands" to manage an economic shift from mining-oriented growth to something else. The opposition says that it will prevent a recession that could be caused by a budget deficit.