Mr Abbott said he was not planning to cut welfare benefits, adding that Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey had been making a point about France during a speech in London last week.
"He was making the obvious point that if you look at France, where social spending as a percentage of GDP is double than of Australia and which is now on the verge of crisis, the Eurozone is in a crisis ... we've got to do whatever we reasonably can to avoid ever getting in that position," he said.
"France, where social spending as a percentage of GDP is double than of Australia and which is now on the verge of crisis"
And these Frenchees want the socialists in power.....
May we say God Save the Queen because nothing will save France now.....