Ian Macfarlane (Groom, Liberal Party, Minister for Industry and Science) Share this | Hansard source

Again, I have to say I admire persistence in any creed, and the member for Wakefield is certainly persistent in asking hypothetical questions. Can I just say with regard to the government's position that the decision was made entirely by GM. It was entirely uninfluenced by anything the government said, did or potentially could do; in fact, we were advised by the management of GM in Detroit that anything we potentially could do would not have influenced their decision at all. That coincides with the information that I received privately. I am not going to divulge the sources of that information—

Mr Champion interjecting—

I will try and answer the question, Madam Deputy Speaker.

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