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

Madam Speaker, I can understand why members opposite are sensitive on this point, because they know a surplus is important and they know a surplus is important because they constantly talked about delivering it. But they never actually did. Again I quote from the Leader of the Opposition, when he was a minister in the former government—

Ms O'Neil interjecting—

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