Stephen Jones (Throsby, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Development and Infrastructure) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. The Premier of Queensland has said of the Prime Minister's $80 billion cut to schools and hospitals:

A big red cross is cutting health and education spending. It's not acceptable.

If the Premier of Queensland knows the pain that the government's cuts will cause, why is the Prime Minister asking, 'What is the problem?'

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