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

I thank the member for Wright for his question and congratulate him on what a fantastic job he does. He is my neighbour, so I guess I am a bit biased, but the member for Wright does a fantastic job in his electorate. Not only did he have a very difficult start in that electorate because of the floods, but he has gone on to make sure that he is there for every issue that the people in his community face.

The issue that his community is facing at the moment is a cost-of-living pressure coming from the carbon tax. We did not need this report in the Courier Mail today to know that electricity prices are going up because of the carbon tax. But this report today in the Courier Mail highlights the fact that Queenslanders can expect an increase in their power bills of $270 per annum.

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