Peter Slipper (Fisher, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

It is interesting that the previous speaker congratulated the Treasurer and the government on what they have done to help bring about the funds made available under these bills—the Nation-building Funds Bill 2008, the Nation-building Funds (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2008 and the COAG Reform Fund Bill 2008. The reality is that this government, elected on 24 November last year, has not actually provided any of the funds with respect to the spending included in these bills. Every single dollar allocated to the funds has been provided from the surpluses of the previous Liberal-National government—

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