John Howard (Bennelong, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

No—I do. I actually take this issue quite seriously—I do—far more seriously than you do. I think it is quite important to tens of thousands of people. We have brought in not only an emergency relief package but also a very significant financial package to help the industry. I have to say that I am extremely disappointed that the New South Wales and Queensland governments, both of which collect hundreds of millions of dollars a year in gambling taxes, have not seen fit to provide any real assistance to the battlers in this industry.

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