This state has been more benignly looked upon in relation to those areas of disadvantage than any other part of Australia and I make no apology for being a prime minister that has set out to give a leg-up to the people of Tasmania. John, you're giving Tasmania too much', I've said to them 'it is nothing more than they deserve'. Because this island state has disadvantages because of its separation from the mainland. It does have challenges. And we have discharged our responsibilities to the people of Tasmania and we will go on discharging our responsibilities to the people of Tasmania.
Federal elections are about choices.
In the end you've got to decide whether you want to return the Coalition Government, whether you want to retain me as Prime Minister and John Anderson as Deputy Prime Minister and Peter Costello as Treasurer. Or alternatively do you want to elect Kim Beazley as prime minister. I mean that is what a federal election is about in the end. You can put aside all of the other argy-bargy, all of the other debate. I mean that is the Beazley record.