Annette Hurley (SA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Can the minister outline to the Senate the importance of certainty to financial markets, particularly during this period we are experiencing, with the global financial crisis causing significant turmoil on Australian and international markets? Can the minister outline any critical measures that the Rudd government has taken to provide such certainty and plug gaps left in the regulation of our markets by the former government? Does the minister foresee any threat to responsible, timely and decisive action that will ensure such certainty is delivered before the parliament ends its final session for 2008?