Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Health Administration) Share this | Hansard source

In speaking to the motion that Senator Brown has just moved: the actions of the government today have been reckless. They have put the Senate and the parliament into a position where the $300 million collected so far might well have to be returned to the liquor industry. That is not something that anyone in this chamber wants. The government tomorrow should introduce the legislation called for in this motion and fix up its stuff-ups, quite frankly.