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

I dare say the member for Lilley wishes he had not said:

The four years of surpluses I announce tonight …

I wish that a deficit which the Labor Party said was $30 billion had not blown out to almost $50 billion. That is what I wish. I wish it did not fall to me and this government to tackle six years of debt and deficit disaster from members opposite. That is what I wish. I wish that the Leader of the Opposition was more trustworthy. That is what I wish. There are lots of things that I wish for, but above all else—

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