Zed Seselja (ACT, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

I do apologise. You are correct. I will do that. I will not respond to interjections from Senator Lines or anyone else, regardless of how ignorant they may be. Let us just deal with it. Let us just deal with the issues that the likes of Senator Lines raise. That is, again, this magic-pudding theory when it comes to superannuation. That is that there is a magic pot of money and that if you increase compulsory superannuation, it has no impact. Well, it clearly does. It is absolutely ridiculous to suggest otherwise.

It is likewise with car industry jobs, which was touched on by Senator Bullock. He was trying to blame the coalition for the loss of car industry jobs. But let us go this issue because, again, the Labor Party are claiming and would put this claim out that endless subsidies are okay and that no matter how high the subsidy is for car industry jobs we should pay it. We believe there is a limit to that kind of assistance. There is a cost. The Productivity Commission suggested around $300,000 in subsidies per job. The shop assistants, who Senator Bullock used to represent, are asked—