Stephen Conroy (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Could I take this opportunity to wish Senator Kemp all the best in his—well, ‘retirement’ would not be the right word. No Carlton supporter will ever be able to retire. In terms of the government’s view on the GST, that will be part of the revenue of the Commonwealth. In the last period we never indicated that there would be any roll-back and our position has been quite consistent on it—quite consistent over the last time. In the past, we have had a roll-back policy, as you well know.