Malcolm Turnbull (Wentworth, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the honourable member for his question. Like all of our members, he understands—and all members should understand this—that right at the heart of social justice is intergenerational equity. How can we say we are a fair nation if we are going to keep on living on the credit card of our children and grandchildren? How can we say that our nation is just if we keep on living beyond our means, lading our children and grandchildren with more and more debt, the only consequence of which will be, as we all know, that they will either have to pay vastly higher taxes or endure vastly diminished government services?

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