Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Conroy. I refer the minister to the story in the government's favourite newspaper this morning reporting that Labor's carbon tax is one of the main reasons why more Australian businesses are going to the wall than ever before. I refer the minister in particular to reports in the Daily Telegraph today that more than one business every hour is going to the wall across Australia now, corporate insolvencies are now 12 per cent higher than during the GFC—