Bob Katter (Kennedy, Katter's Australian Party) Share this | Hansard source

I most certainly will go along with your guidance, Mr Deputy Speaker. I have sat in this place for nearly 30 years or whatever the hell it is, and in another chamber, the state chamber, for 20 years, and I've heard again and again that we must have a level playing field, that no-one has the right to a golden handshake. Well, a golden handshake's been given to bad guys, and of course a kick in the backside has been given to the good guys! So, what you're doing here today, in my opinion—and, I believe, in the opinion of the ACCC—will kick the price of petrol in this country up by 4c a litre. And we are still exporting our oil! I don't know what you think you're going to achieve by having the refineries here, when we're not refining our own oil. And I'm very curious to know why you're not moving with waste recycling; I'm very curious to know what is going on there as well. You've got to ask questions when someone is getting a big handout— (Time expired)

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