Chris Evans (WA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

I think the senator is being a little ungenerous—and it is not like her. There have been milestones set in this process. The COAG Reform Council report actually measures that performance—for the first time, as I understand it. What the report found is that many had been achieved but some had not. It is an honest, open report. We make the point that the measures were taken in September and more progress has been made since then. The report does indicate good or generally satisfactory progress in 2008-09 across 18 of the 27 deregulation priorities. So there is progress being made. Milestones are being achieved. But, as we have been open about it, there has been underperformance in some areas and we have made a commitment to work with state governments to lift the impetus in those areas of reform. (Time expired)