Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Finance and Deregulation) Share this | Hansard source

Well, he does. I am very happy to have a discussion with him about nominal GDP and the effect on revenues after he has read the budget papers. I assume he will be in the lock-up. I understand that this question has been asked and answered in the other place. I understand that Mr Bradbury has made the point that it is appropriate for government to regularly engage in consultation with stakeholders, and I cannot provide any further information on what the Assistant Treasurer has done because obviously that is a matter for him. I can say to the Senate that this is a government that does value consultation processes. I understand, and obviously I do not have Hansard in front of me, that a similar suggestion was put in the other place and the Assistant Treasurer has clearly refuted the suggestion.