Senator BRANDIS (Queensland—Attorney-General, Vice-President of the Executive Council and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:00): Senator Gallagher, we are going to have a budget and we will be making certain announcements in relation to a range of measures. As you know, Senator Gallagher, since last year we have been having what is, in my view, by and large a constructive national conversation about tax reform. Senator Kim Carr: On the GST. Senator BRANDIS: It was a constructive national conversation, an element of which—thank you, Senator Carr—was about changes to the GST, a topic that was introduced into the discussion by two state premiers: Mr Weatherill, the Labor Premier of South Australia; and Mr Baird, the Liberal Premier of New South Wales. As a result of a very long and thorough discussion about the GST, which involved more constructive contributions on the part of the Australian Labor Party than we have heard from you in this parliament, we have decided to make certain decisions in relation— (Time expired)