Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I rise to ask a further supplementary question. Does the minister stand by the election pledge of 'no cuts to education' and 'no cuts to health'? I also ask: does the Prime Minister stand by his pledge made on 1 September last year, 'There will be no surprises and no excuses from a coalition government.' Given that this budget is full of surprises and the Treasurer has provided nothing but excuses, has the Prime Minister ensured the Treasurer is aware of this pledge?