Ian Macfarlane (Groom, Liberal Party, Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources) Share this | Hansard source

I thank those opposite for their support for the amendment and ultimately their support for the passage of this legislation. I reaffirm the government’s commitment to introduce changes to section 46 on the basis that the Dawson legislation that is currently stalled in the Senate is passed. I suggest to those opposite that if, as they suggest, the passage of the section 46 amendment is so urgent, they should agree to the passage of the Dawson legislation as it currently stands—for it is they who are holding up that legislation. It is they who have opposed the proposals put forward by the government. As soon as Dawson is passed, section 46 will be put in place.

Before closing, I also say that this government have done more to lower fuel prices than any government before it. We are the only government who have cut excise to business.

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