Senator CHRIS EVANS (Western Australia—Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:09): I am aware of a report by a Western Australian accountancy firm claiming that Rio Tinto and BHP will not pay any minerals resource rent tax. It is a report commissioned by Mr Twiggy Forrest, Australia's richest man, who earlier claimed this tax was going to kill the industry, that it was economic vandalism and that he would be destroyed. Now apparently it is not going to have any impact at all. Mr Forrest's company today admitted that despite having a market capitalisation— Opposition senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Senator Evans, you just might resume your seat. It is very difficult to hear you because of the noise on my left. Order! Senator CHRIS EVANS: Mr Forrest's company, FMG, admitted today that despite having a market capitalisation of $50 billion they had not cut a corporate tax cheque to date. They have not paid a dollar in company tax to date and they want to resist having to pay the minerals resource rent tax. A large mining company owned by Australia's richest man will not pay tax. That is not something the Australian people should accept. (Time expired) Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! If you want to wind down question time, it is in your hands. When there is silence on both sides we will proceed.