Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Finance) Share this | Hansard source

The government did a lot of work considering all of the necessary priorities to ensure that Australia was safe and secure and that we could have a strong and prosperous economy. Of course, our national security is an important part of underwriting our economic strength and prosperity into the future. These are all matters that were well ventilated and debated in the lead-up to the last election. We are implementing a commitment that we took to the last election.