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

Again I say to members opposite that the Labor Premier of South Australia is prepared to enter in good faith into a serious discussion about how we can have better public hospitals, better public schools. The other states and premiers are prepared to have proper discussions about this. The only people who are incapable of handling a mature debate, it seems, are members opposite. The only people who would rather they engage in mindless cackling, endless interjection and endless complaining are members opposite. I am a little surprised because Labor's national platform states:

Labor believes our Constitution and Federation need to be modernised to resolve the funding and administrative problems that have prevented government effectively dealing with the challenges of today.

Mr Bowen interjecting—

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