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

under control and that it would not be easy. We have had the courage to put our plan forward. I do not say that every aspect of our budget plan is something that people like—I do not pretend that for a second—but we are prepared to tackle the long-term national interest. We are prepared to do what is in the long-term interest of our country, and all the Leader of the Opposition is ever prepared to do is play politics on this.

To his credit, he has been prepared to think of our nation and not just the next election when it comes to national security, and I say to the Leader of the Opposition it would be better for him as well as better for our country if on economic security as well as on national security he was prepared just for once to think about our country and not just about short-term politics.

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