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

The simple answer is no. But we are not running away from a sensible discussion about the future of our country. We are not running away from this opportunity for the states and territories and, indeed, for the people of Australia to think about what is going to help our country in the years and decades to come. We are not scared of this. We are absolutely not scared of this.

Ms Plibersek interjecting—

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