Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

The view that the Treasurer has articulated is that this is about ensuring a fair return to the Australian people for the resources they own. It is also about providing certainty to industry and making sure Australia remains a reliable trade and investment partner. There are a range of policy objectives which are all, I would argue, in the national interest and which, in arriving at this position after substantial consultation, the government has to balance. We've sought to do that. I accept that, if you are only thinking about one aspect of those, you might come up with a different— (Time expired)