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

Madam Speaker, thanks to the activities of the member for Grayndler, I honestly cannot remember the question that the Leader of the Opposition asked. But I am sure that it was just another general attack. Let me reassure the Leader of the Opposition that this government made a series of commitments to the Australian people prior to the election that we would scrap the carbon tax, that we would stop the boats, that we would build the roads and we would get the budget back under control, and that is exactly what we are doing. I know members opposite cannot understand the idea of a government actually keeping its commitments. I know that members opposite cannot understand the idea of a government which takes fiscal responsibility seriously. But we do.

Mr Shorten interjecting—

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