Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Minister for Employment) Share this | Hansard source

I was asked about the centrepiece of the budget, and, as is the wont of the Labor opposition, they could not help themselves but misrepresent that which the centrepiece of the budget actually is. So I am correcting the Leader of the Opposition in this place and advising her as to what the actual centrepiece is. But I can understand the Premier of New South Wales being disappointed with a former dishonest government having predicated expenditure in health and education which was not underpinned with a funding source. That is why the Australian Labor Party is guilty of having undertaken a hoax on the Australian people—

Senator Wong interjecting—

Senator Cormann interjecting—