Tony Abbott (Warringah, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

That so much of standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the Leader of the Opposition from moving forthwith the following motion:That the Prime Minister be called and address the House, for a period not exceeding 10 minutes to be followed by the Leader of the Opposition for the same time, to address the claim that his new mining tax will drive investment offshore, destroy jobs and risk Australia’s economic prosperity, and, in particular that the Prime Minister:

(1)

explain why his great big new tax doesn’t risk our prosperity when today’s announcement by Xstrata – to immediately suspend $586 million of investment in two Queensland mining projects and put 3,250 new jobs at risk – proves otherwise;

(2)

stop playing class war politics over the livelihoods of mining communities across Australia and dump his tax before any more projects are jeopardised or another job lost; and

(3)

stop hiding from the mining industry, the Parliament and the Australian people by stepping up to the mark today and defending his tax.

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