Senate debates

Tuesday, 10 December 2013

Questions without Notice

Automotive Industry

2:29 pm

Photo of Michael RonaldsonMichael Ronaldson (Victoria, Liberal Party, Minister for Veterans’ Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

I find it extraordinary to get a dorothy dixer at this late stage but anyway I will take it. In the letter to Mr Devereux today, the Deputy Prime Minister said the following, 'I note your statement today that "there's been no decision made at this point". However, your comments failed to provide a commitment that Holden will remain in Australia well into the future.' So what the Deputy Prime Minister has done, quite rightly, is call upon Holden to clarify what it is doing prior to Christmas. There is $1,000 million of taxpayers' funds which the Labor Party always forgets in relation to this issue, $1.4 billion of Australian— (Time expired)

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