Christine Milne (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Resources and Energy, Senator Ludwig. I ask: given that the evidence shows the government has made a complete mess of the treatment of royalties in the MRRT—including the blank cheque to state governments on future royalty increases—can the minister confirm that Minister Ferguson was present at the meetings with executives from BHP, Rio Tinto and Xstrata when the detail and structure of the mining tax was negotiated and agreed to by the government?