Joe Hockey (North Sydney, Liberal Party, Shadow Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

But I do want to give a little bit of career advice to the Minister for Resources and Energy: take up that ambassadorial appointment before the end of this term, old buddy. You do not want to be the one in this place to miss out on the opportunity to get your mining tax through. You will be blamed. So while you have some leverage on the Prime Minister, take that ambassadorial appointment.

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