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

We are determined to ensure that we get the best possible value for our spending, and we are determined to ensure that our spending is sustainable over the long term. The problem with members opposite is that they are not interested in efficiency. They are only interested in spending. They are not interested in results. They are only interested, it seems, in bureaucracy. They are much better at building bureaucracy than they are at getting results on the ground. Our determination is to get results on the ground, and if that means re-casting programs and if it means over time directing funding—

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