Kim Carr (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister Assisting the Leader for Science) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, my question is to the Minister representing the Treasurer. I refer to reports in the Australian Financial Review today detailing the contents of a private meeting between the Treasurer and Toyota's Mr Yasuda in Sydney on 3 December, attributed to 'sources familiar with the meeting'. I also refer to the confirmation of this report by the Treasurer on 3AW radio this morning. Is it this government's practice to not only politically disclose private conversations with major companies but also, clearly, misrepresent them in a blatant attempt to blame workers for the government's own policy failures?