Details of the $1.2 billion expenditure cuts announced by Opposition Leader Tony Abbott:
- Axing state infrastructure fund which was to be funded from mining tax revenue $400m.
- Abolishing Enterprise Connect $101.6m.
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- Discontinuing Green Building Fund $5m.
- Discontinuing retooling for climate change initiatives $39.8m.
- Canning plans for a carbon capture and storage institute $300m.
- Abandoning Australia's campaign for a temporary seat on the United Nations Security Council $100m.
- Limiting COAG meetings to two a year and holding them in Canberra only $0.3m

