Craig Emerson (Rankin, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Trade and Competitiveness) Share this | Hansard source

because we have the shadow Treasurer and also, now, the Leader of the Nationals not reading the fact that for three months or more there has been a process in train in relation to the treatment of royalties. And that process follows on the Don Argus review on the GST distribution processes. That is a well-known fact to everyone in this House—everyone in this chamber—except the Leader of the Opposition, the shadow Treasurer and, now, the Leader of the Nationals, the would-be Deputy Prime Minister of this country. I say to all of them that what they should do is take the time and read the documents. If you want to be an alternative government—

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