Senators remain unphased by govt pressure to pass package=3

AAP General News (Australia)
02-05-2009
Senators remain unphased by govt pressure to pass package=3

Family First senator Steve Fielding said he would support a stimulus package of some
kind, but wanted to hear from experts expected to be called by a Senate inquiry.

"What we want to do is just stop for a couple of days, have an inquiry, allow experts
to have their say to see whether they've got this right," he told reporters.

"Once we've spent this money, we can't get it back. Once it's gone, it's gone."

The coalition was resolute in its opposition to the package, Liberal frontbencher …