Martin Ferguson (Batman, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Resources and Energy) Share this | Hansard source

If it is good enough for the coalition in New South Wales to do this, then why can't the Australian government similarly adjust taxes as required?

Perhaps the member for Paterson should also give the House an explanation as to why it was all right for the coalition when in government to increase the passenger movement charge on a regular basis, but it is not all right for the current Australian Labor government to do so. Let us go through a little bit of history in terms of when he was a member of the Howard government over 13 long years.

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