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

I am inviting all interested Australians to consider whether there are better ways in the future of running our federation than we have seen in the past. That is what I am doing. I am inviting Australians to enter into a mature debate about an important subject rather than dig trenches and hurl insults at each other, which sadly is what all too often has happened in recent times. As for the claims that the Leader of the Opposition has made, I probably should respond to those claims with the facts. The facts are that, when it comes to public hospitals, our finding goes up eight per cent this year, eight per cent next year—actually I am wrong—

Mr Dreyfus interjecting—

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