House debates Questions without Notice

Goods and Services Tax

Thursday, 12 November 2015 House of Representatives

Julie Collins

Julie Collins Franklin, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Regional Development and Local Government

2:06 pm

Mr Speaker, my question is to the . Will the minister rule out applying a GST to council rates?

Paul Fletcher

Paul Fletcher Bradfield, Liberal Party, Minister for Territories, Local Government and Major Projects

2:07 pm

The old politics rule-in-rule-out game is being played all across the Labor Party. Come into the 21st century; that is my advice to you.

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Opposition Members:

Opposition members interjecting—

Tony Smith

Tony Smith Speaker

The member for Griffith and the member for Hotham. The member for Chifley, I have asked you to stop interjecting a number of times and we are not even at 10 past two.