Mr ABBOTT (Warringah—Prime Minister) (15:06): The suggestion from the Deputy Leader of the Opposition that this government is somehow against veterans and their children is simply false. Any idea that this government is against veterans is simply false. An opposition member interjecting— Mr ABBOTT: We have an interjection from one of the opposition frontbenchers that words are cheap. Let me just make this point to him. One of the big issues for veterans was the proper indexation of the DFRDB and the DFRB pensions. We made that commitment before the election and we are delivering on that commitment after the election. We promised before the election that the income support bonus would go—we made that up-front and clear before the election. We said that this particular bonus would go. It is true that some veterans and their families receive this bonus. They knew before the election that this bonus would go. Veterans, like everyone else, understand that governments have to keep their commitments. They also understand, like everyone else, that you cannot be generous with money that you just do not have. We should never forget that members opposite— Mr Champion interjecting— The SPEAKER: The member for Wakefield! Mr Perrett interjecting— The SPEAKER: And Moreton! Mr ABBOTT: billed $13 billion worth of spending against a tax which has raised just $300 million this year. Members of the veterans community understand that if you want to defend our country, if you want to do the right thing by veterans, you have got to have a strong economy, you have got to have a strong budget, and that is what this government is determined to deliver.