Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Finance) Share this | Hansard source

We have been very interested to see the very constructive and positive engagement that we have had with the South Australian Labor Premier, Jay Weatherill, and, yes, the New South Wales Premier, Mike Baird. Unlike the destructive and negative federal Labor Party led by a weak leader in Mr Shorten, we welcome the fact that stronger leaders like the South Australian Labor Premier and the New South Wales Premier, Mike Baird have constructively and positively engaged with us, working with us on how we can put our country on a stronger economic and fiscal foundation for the future. Of course, as part of that conversation it is very important that we continue to work through proposals on how we can make our tax system more growth friendly.