Stuart Robert (Fadden, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Defence) Share this | Hansard source

To conclude, let the record, and public opinion, show that Labor promised to index Defence pensions, and failed. They voted against coalition bills three times; the coalition took it to two elections and delivered it. We delivered on our promise; we implemented and indexed pensions. Labor hid behind its Matthews review; we stood up and were counted. Labor promised to do something, and then made a legacy of six years of doing nothing. We stood up for veterans. We indexed pensions appropriately; we made good on our promises, and history will show that in the court of public opinion.

Proposed expenditure agreed to.

Health Portfolio

Proposed expenditure, $7,752,154,000

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