Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Finance) Share this | Hansard source

I cannot answer for assertions that were made by the state Treasurer in Western Australia. The timing of the election in New South Wales is completely irrelevant when it comes to the timing of relevant information in the lead-up to the state and territory treasurers' meeting. It has always been the practice that the federal Treasurer provides relevant information in time for these regular meetings of the federal, state and territory treasurers. That is what will happen on this occasion, and information will be provided to state and territory treasurers in the usual way sometime in April.