Warren Snowdon (Lingiari, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Defence Science and Personnel) Share this | Hansard source

I am not looking at any particular areas of entitlements to cut. I only have a minute to go, and I would be very pleased if you could actually respond to the question I asked of the shadow minister about whether or not the opposition are committed to this $5.4 billion worth of savings. If not, which of those savings will they not proceed with? He has indicated, on his own level, that the leave travel entitlement will not be proceeded with—that is, I think, $15 million over the forward estimates. If that is not being proceeded with, what other measures that we have announced will not be proceeded with? You have an obligation to front the Australian community and tell us precisely what you intend to do in terms of the budget and in terms of these savings which have been proposed. And I am hoping that, in the last minute, you might actually respond by telling us what the opposition's position is.

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