Gai Brodtmann (Canberra, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Defence) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. Given the Minister for Defence's disgraceful cuts to the real wages and conditions of our Defence men and women, will the Prime Minister now sack the Minister for Defence?

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

The government is proposing a 1½ per cent increase for members of our Defence Force, so the premise of the member's question is simply false—simply false. If members opposite want to have a proper debate in this House they should deal with facts, not fiction.

Opposition Members:

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Mrs Bronwyn Bishop (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The member for Griffith and the member for Lingiari will desist!

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

I have concluded my answer.