Tony Abbott (Warringah, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

I stand by what I said before the election. I absolutely stand by what this government has done in last night's budget. I am absolutely confident that, when the Australian people come to judge this government and this opposition in 2016, they will vote for a government which has been faithful to its pre-election commitments. Do you know what the Australian people were looking for in the election last year? After six years of dysfunction, the people of Australia were looking for some leadership. They were looking for a government that was prepared to make not the easy decisions but the hard decisions. The people of Australia were looking for leadership. Last night they found it.

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