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

The great task of budget repair is well and truly underway, notwithstanding constant sabotage from members opposite. And this is not just a matter of ticking boxes; it is about delivering for the people of Australia. The carbon tax repeal means $550 a year in the pockets of the average household. Stopping the boats means that people are no longer dying at sea. New roads mean that people are not wasting hours of their day and their week in traffic jams. Of course there is more to do, but when it comes to some of the most intractable problems our country has faced—the boats and the budget—these problems are now being tackled, with a clarity of purpose and a strength of character that has long been lacking. And we are getting the fundamentals right. Sure, there are challenges, but challenges are things the Australian people always rise to meet.

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