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For those who have responded in the negative to the proposition that the government should use Future Fund money to keep Prominent Hill and Century in Australian hands can I ask the following question: what would be your position if the the Chinese were paying just $100 for the company? This is simply an example put forward to make the point that those who are against the government investing (and it would be an investment - not a giveaway. Clearly Australia is to lose valuable resources and get bugger all for them simply because of the economic downturn.

Can I also turn your attention to the government propping up of the commercial property sector and the willingness to cover the loss of the vehicle financing industry. There has been no outcry over this.