Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

The political exercise by the opposition ignores that the approach to APS wages is exactly the same as it was under nine long years of LNP government. It's calculated in the same way. But if the shadow minister for finance actually is a fiscal conservative, I look forward to her telling Australians where the $350 billion reduction is going to come from—where those cuts are going to come from. We think it's probably health and education, judging by past practice. I look forward to her being upfront with the Australian people about the $600 billion to be spent on the nuclear fantasy. The reality is that we know Mr Dutton has said very clearly that he is going to cut, but what he won't say to Australians is what he's going to cut. We know from past practice that the Liberals always cut health and education.