Chris Bowen (McMahon, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Treasurer. Can the Treasurer confirm that, when Labor proposed in the 2009 aviation white paper that the 35 per cent and 25 per cent foreign equity restrictions be lifted, he opposed this moderate move because:

Qantas undertakes significant tasks in the national interest and … when they have majority foreign control, then it actually has an impact on the social responsibilities of those companies here in Australia.

Given the Treasurer's inconsistency, does he just view the future of Qantas as a political game?

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