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

We know the direct ministerial author of the co-payments was a gentleman called Brian Howe, former Deputy Prime Minister. Jenny Macklin said of Brian Howe:

Brian Howe, as many on this side will know, has been a wonderful source of inspiration to me …

She went on to say:

It is a great challenge now to be able to bring those ideas into this place.

She did not have the guts to do that, but this government does.

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