Joe Hockey (North Sydney, Liberal Party, Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

In response to a question about the mining tax I said, 'last year alone Australia exported 181.4 million tonnes of iron ore—7.7 tonnes of iron ore for every man, woman and child in Australia'. That was, in fact, just in the June quarter—the same June quarter that delivered 2½c per man, woman and child from a mining tax for each 7.7 tonnes of iron ore. In fact, in the whole year Australia exported 652 million tonnes of iron ore, or 28 tonnes of iron ore for every man, woman and child in Australia. It was still a disastrous mining tax.