Tony Abbott (Warringah, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

Indeed, Madam Speaker. The minister for climate change also claimed that I was somehow against asbestos victims. From memory, as health minister I committed $5 million to a special centre to research asbestos-related diseases. Finally, the Minister for Employment Participation accused me and the coalition of cutting childcare funding. This is completely wrong. In fact, it is the current government which has slashed the childcare rebate by some $600 over the most recent period.

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