Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Employment Participation, Apprenticeships and Training) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I rise on a point of order. I asked a very specific question of the minister: whether the government stood by the statement that state royalties would be refunded. Yes or no? Does the minister stand by the statement that more marginal mining ventures will be better off because state royalties will be refunded?