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

My question is to the Minister for Finance, Senator Cormann. I refer the minister to a report in this morning's Herald Sunrevealing widespread purchasing by federal government departments of paper from foreign suppliers that the Anti-Dumping Commission identifies as being in breach of the WTO rules and of the government's own dumping standards. Minister, why is the government allowing so many agencies—including the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and your own department—to put Australian jobs at risk by supporting unfair and damaging trade practices?