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

He said: 'We are bringing the budget into surplus.'—that is what he declared in this House— 'It is a remarkable accomplishment.' Let me repeat that, Madam Speaker. He said: 'We are bringing the budget into surplus. It is a remarkable accomplishment.' It was an accomplishment that they never actually achieved! That is the problem, and they have suddenly gone remarkably quiet, because they know—

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