Nick Minchin (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Finance and Administration) Share this | Hansard source

Thanks, Mr President. As I was saying, the Labor Party is free to say to its own state Labor governments that they can give a rebate to consumers, just as the Queensland Labor government does. There is absolutely nothing to prevent state Labor governments from giving that rebate. They are the ones much more likely to be benefiting from high petrol prices than we are, given that they receive all of the GST. Of course, there is GST on petrol, all of which goes to the states. If Senator Stephens is so concerned about it, she can say to her state Labor government in New South Wales: ‘Why don’t you provide a rebate, just as the Queensland Labor government has done?’