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

As I have indicated before, Senator Hinch, this process has been going for years. These measures have been debated for years. They have been subject to Senate inquiries for years. Everybody well understands what the government is seeking to achieve. Any flaws that have been identified through various processes have been addressed along the way and, of course, the measures in this bill are a reflection of savings measures, which both Labor and the coalition took to the last election and which are now reflected in this bill in a way that both the Labor Party and the coalition are comfortable to support.