Julie Collins (Franklin, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Regional Development and Local Government) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

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

Paul Fletcher (Bradfield, Liberal Party, Minister for Territories, Local Government and Major Projects) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

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.

Opposition Members:

Opposition members interjecting—

Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

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.