Malcolm Turnbull (Wentworth, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the honourable member for her question, and I refer to all of my answers on this subject this week.

A government member: Groundhog day.

It is a bit groundhog day, and it is increasingly challenging to give the same answer. The honourable member must understand—when the GST was introduced, it was never intended to be extended to pharmaceuticals, as you know, and the reasons for that were very cogent. The honourable member should understand that if we are to have a well-informed debate, where people feel free to make various proposals for or against particular measures, then it is important that the government not make the same mistake that the Labor government did when they effectively ruled out the entire Henry tax review after keeping it in a secret locker for the best part of six months after it was delivered.

Ms Macklin interjecting—

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