Senate debates

Wednesday, 3 September 2008

Tax Laws Amendment (Luxury Car Tax) Bill 2008; a New Tax System (Luxury Car Tax Imposition — General) Amendment Bill 2008; a New Tax System (Luxury Car Tax Imposition — Customs) Amendment Bill 2008; a New Tax System (Luxury Car Tax Imposition — Excise) Amendment Bill 2008

Second Reading

12:27 pm

Photo of Ron BoswellRon Boswell (Queensland, National Party) Share this | Hansard source

I listened very carefully to Senator Polley’s expose and diatribe on the car industry. Unfortunately, the speech was not about the car industry; it was a speech on the economy. She was repeating all the natural spin that the Prime Minister and the Treasurer, Mr Swan, have been saying for the last three or four weeks. Where I see the Labor Party coming unstuck—and I have seen them come unstuck before—is that they do not know whether they are a green party that represents the green interests of Australia or a party that represents the unions and the workers. They are continually torn. Today we see it again.

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