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

When he was a minister in the government, he said: 'In these uncertain global times there's no clearer sign of a strong economy than a surplus.' And he was right; but then he went on to say, 'We've delivered a surplus on time, as promised.' He was wrong—very, very wrong.

The simple truth is that when it comes to members opposite—when it comes to the Labor Party—they were failures in government and now they are wreckers in opposition.

Mr Mitchell interjecting—

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