Abbott can’t sustain Victoria’s raw deal in budget

By Peter Martin
Updated February 4 2016 - 10:18am, first published May 19 2015 - 12:00am
Prime Minister Tony Abbott, flanked by Victorian Opposition Leader Matthew Guy, left, and local member Michael Sukkar, stand in front of a "Blame Labor" sign. Photo: Tracey Nearmy
Prime Minister Tony Abbott, flanked by Victorian Opposition Leader Matthew Guy, left, and local member Michael Sukkar, stand in front of a "Blame Labor" sign. Photo: Tracey Nearmy

Tony Abbott thinks we're mugs. Deflecting attention from a budget that left Australia's second biggest state with only a fraction of Australia's infrastructure spending, he said he was so committed to the East West Link that he "gave Victoria $1.5 billion to actually get cracking".

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