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

Before we end this debate, I want to have an answer to my question about the impact of taking $1.1 billion out of research and development on smaller and medium enterprises and public institutions like the CSIRO and universities. So I would ask Senator Cormann: will he give an unequivocal guarantee that, if this legislation passes, there will be no negative impact on the research effort of Australian universities—yes or no?