Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Minister for Employment) Share this | Hansard source

I am absolutely delighted to be able to talk about the centrepiece of the federal budget, because, unlike as Senator Wong would seek to portray it, the centrepiece of the federal budget is, as Senator Nash outlined in question time yesterday, the medical research foundation—a historic centrepiece position for this government. It is something that will look after future generations for many, many years to come. This is the sort of future planning that the Australian people elected the coalition to undertake. I am delighted to talk about the centrepiece because part and parcel of that centrepiece—and it is emblematic of our budgeting—is that, with this centrepiece, we are looking to the future. We are looking to the future to ensure—