Liberal senator James McGrath makes radical call for GST rise, privatisation of 'left-biased' ABC

By James Massola
Updated July 17 2014 - 9:18am, first published 5:42am
Senator James McGrath delivers his first speech in the Senate at Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday 16 July 2014. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Senator James McGrath delivers his first speech in the Senate at Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday 16 July 2014. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

An incoming Liberal senator has set out a radical libertarian program in his maiden speech, calling for the GST rate to rise to 15 per cent, federal health and education departments to be abolished and for the immediate sell-off of youth radio station Triple J, with the rest of the ABC to also be privatised if it fails to address perceived left-wing bias.