Bill Shorten (Maribyrnong, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. The member for Gippsland said about the Victorian election result:

… the tough measures in our Federal Budget certainly had an impact.

You would have to be delusional not to recognise that the Victorian result sent a message to the Coalition at both states and federal levels …

Prime Minister, have you got the message?

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

Obviously, there has been a change of government in Victoria. I spoke to the new Premier this morning. We had quite a good conversation about the East West Link and what might happen to it, the royal commission into union corruption and criminality and the support that the Victorian government will continue to give to that, and the view that each level of government should do its best to do its job as well as it possibly can and to effectively manage the boundary between their responsibilities. It was a good conversation. I am sure it will be the start of what should be a constructive and collegial relationship. I have a constructive and collegial relationship with all of the premiers, including the Labor premiers, and that is exactly what I would expect to have with the incoming Premier of Victoria.