Bill Shorten (Maribyrnong, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. Is there a single measure from the budget that the Prime Minister has abandoned since promising 'good government starts today'? And, Prime Minister, will you tell the truth? Absolutely nothing has changed.

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

It is interesting that we should be asked this question, because some 80 per cent of the budget measures are actually implemented. Some 80 per cent of the budget measures are actually implemented and $16 billion worth of savings over the forward estimates in this budget have already been implemented. But we are serious about giving our children and our grandchildren a financial future. We are serious about setting this country up.

Mr Tony Burke (Watson, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Finance) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Madam Speaker, I raise a point of order on direct relevance. The question asked what has been abandoned—

Mrs Bronwyn Bishop (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The member will resume his seat. There is no point of order. The Prime Minister has the call.

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

Everyone knows that the budgetary position was simply unsustainable under the former government. The former government knew that the budgetary position was unsustainable; that is why they kept promising to deliver a surplus. In fact, they did not just promise to deliver a surplus; they said they had delivered a surplus when in fact in their last year the budget deficit was $48 billion. It was $48 billion in the financial year of their last budget. We are the solution, they are the problem. They are doing their best to sabotage the solution but we will not be deterred. We will not be deterred. We owe it to our children and our grandchildren to do the right thing by the future of this country—

Mr Dreyfus interjecting—

Mrs Bronwyn Bishop (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The member for Isaacs will desist or leave. The choice is his.

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

As for the Leader of the Opposition, what are his policies? Other than to say no to everything, his policies are: bring back the carbon tax, bring back the mining tax, and bring back the boats. Shame.