Ian Macfarlane (Groom, Liberal Party, Minister for Industry) Share this | Hansard source

I am so pleased to get a question from the opposition which is at least a little bit positive. Do we support Holden remaining in Australia? Absolutely. Are we doing something about it? Absolutely. What is the Labor Party doing? They have imposed a carbon tax, which they are now refusing to take off. As the Deputy Prime Minister said, that carbon tax is adding up to $400 per vehicle.

An opposition member: That is not true.

That is true; and the Labor Party, as they sit in here and behave in this pious fashion, are opposing the removal of that carbon tax in the Senate. If they want to keep Holden here they should take the carbon tax off today.

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