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

I thank the member for Bonner for his question. I want to assure him and all members that this government is cleaning up the mess we inherited and we are keeping our commitments. Wherever members look there are problems that were given to us by the former government, whether it is the gross debt skyrocketing past $400 billion; the deficits stretching out beyond where the eye can see, because of the fiscal profligacy of the former government; —

Mr Perrett interjecting—

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