Tony Abbott (Warringah, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Treasurer. I refer the Treasurer to a report from the Queensland Council of Social Service which has just been released which shows that Brisbane residents were paying 23 per cent more for food, 35 per cent more for rent, 48 per cent more for public transport and 63 per cent more for electricity, gas and water than five years ago. I ask the Treasurer: why is this government making a bad situation worse by hitting the forgotten families of Australia with an unnecessary carbon tax?

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