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

The embarrassment for members opposite is that they are the heirs and successors of Bob Hawke and Paul Keating—two prime ministers that members on this side often disagreed with but could always respect. We might have disagreed with much of what they said, but we could always respect what they did, because, whatever else they were, they were not wreckers. That is the problem with members opposite. The current crop of Labor members in parliament were wreckers in government and now just want to wreck government. That is the problem. This government has been given by the people of Australia a heavy responsibility.

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