Senate debates

Thursday, 20 September 2012

Questions without Notice

Mining

2:18 pm

Photo of Chris EvansChris Evans (WA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Senator, look at the figures. Instead of your unrelenting ideology, have a look at the facts, read the reports, talk to the mining industry. There is record investment, record pipeline and enormous employment growth in the mining industry and in oil and gas. The commodity prices have come off, and business has—

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