Support budget cuts or 'Australia will never get back to surplus': Joe Hockey

By Mark Kenny, Peter Martin
Updated February 12 2015 - 5:19pm, first published February 11 2015 - 6:19pm
Treasurer Joe Hockey takes questions from the media on Wednesday. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Treasurer Joe Hockey takes questions from the media on Wednesday. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Treasurer Joe Hockey takes questions from the media on Wednesday. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Treasurer Joe Hockey takes questions from the media on Wednesday. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Treasurer Joe Hockey takes questions from the media on Wednesday. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Treasurer Joe Hockey takes questions from the media on Wednesday. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Treasurer Joe Hockey takes questions from the media on Wednesday. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Treasurer Joe Hockey takes questions from the media on Wednesday. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Tough stance: Treasurer Joe Hockey. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Tough stance: Treasurer Joe Hockey. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Treasurer Joe Hockey is defying suggestions he should be replaced by Malcolm Turnbull and has vowed to press ahead with unpopular budget measures, declaring if he can't get them through the Senate the budget will "never get to surplus".

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