Jim Chalmers (Rankin, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is for the Treasurer. It refers to his earlier answer about Alinta Energy. Can the Treasurer explain why he's protecting the privacy of the company but not protecting the privacy of over one million Australians?

Josh Frydenberg (Kooyong, Liberal Party, Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Again, I can read from the Treasury statement, which says:

We can confirm that Alinta Energy is engaging constructively with the Foreign Investment Review Board to implement remedial activities endorsed by FIRB. Remedial activities will be completed by December 2020.

Whilst FIRB is engaging with Alinta it would not be appropriate to comment further.

Those opposite will know that the head of the Foreign Investment Review Board is David Irvine, the former head of ASIO, the former head of ASIS, a former Ambassador to China and a distinguished Australian and public servant. Australians can trust him to get these measures right.