QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Senator CANAVAN (Queensland—Leader of the Nationals) (14:39): My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Wong. This week, the Queensland Treasurer revealed that stamp duty revenues had been revised down in the wake of the federal budget because of the government's broken promises on capital gains tax and negative gearing. Why has the government imposed a tax grab on Australians, based on a lie, which now threatens the ability of state governments to properly fund our schools and hospitals?