Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Finance and Deregulation) Share this | Hansard source

I could imagine, if I could just dare to postulate, what would happen if we in fact did that. Senator Cormann would be the first one to say, ‘Oh, this government’s not interested in reform; they’re just interested in a talkfest.’ Be real, Senator—get real, I should say. We are very clear about our agenda for reform. We were very clear before the last election about the need to put in place a fairer system of taxation on our minerals resources. I know, Senator, that you do not agree with that but that is the government’s policy. In relation to carbon pricing, we are very clear about the need to price carbon and we will continue to work through that policy agenda, too. (Time expired)