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

What is happening is that the indexation measures which this government is proposing for all social security benefits are the same indexation measures that members opposite believe are right and proper for the family tax benefit. If it is an indexation system which they think is proper for one very important social service benefit, it is surely right and proper for other social service benefits. What this government is seeking to do is exactly what we told people at the election: to restore our budgetary position and bring the budget back under control. Once upon a time even the Leader of the Opposition—

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