House debates Questions without Notice

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Monday, 24 November 2014 House of Representatives

Tony Abbott

Tony Abbott Warringah, Liberal Party, Prime Minister

2:41 pm

What is happening to the ABC and the SBS is, effectively, the application of an efficiency dividend. I should point out to the member who asked the question that before the election, the Treasurer—then then the shadow Treasurer—said very publicly of the ABC, 'If there is waste, we will cut it.' He said, 'If there is waste, we will cut it.'

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