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

Can I assure those opposite, and Senator Minchin, that an extensive calculation was done. Treasury was involved, Finance was involved and my own department was involved, and consultants that were employed by my department were included. This was something that we had many people look at, kick around and kick the tyres of. I note that there is nobody who has suggested that this is an underestimate. To those opposite who sit there and who turn their back on this chant to take Australia into the 21st century, I say that you sat there for 12 years and you did nothing. You deserve to be ashamed and condemned for your lack of progress in this area. (Time expired)