Michael McCormack (Riverina, National Party, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance) Share this | Hansard source

All we heard in the last 10-minute rant was Tony Abbott, Tony Abbott, Tony Abbott. He covets Tony Abbott's job. He will never get it. But, mind you, he has the member for Sydney coveting his job. The member for Grayndler should have it. The people wanted the member for Grayndler as the opposition leader, but, no, the caucus wanted the member for Maribyrnong. We know that the people wanted the member for Grayndler.

I have to say I agree with the member for Maribyrnong when he said that the budget is of the people, by the people, for the people. He is right of course. He is totally right. But if he believes that, if in his heart of hearts he believes that the budget is of the people, by the people, for the people, why did Labor produce so many bad budgets? Why did Labor produce deficit after deficit after deficit after deficit?

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