Sarah Henderson (Corangamite, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

This is a great day for Corangamite—for Colac, Geelong, Bannockburn and Winchelsea. Today's vote by the Senate to repeal the carbon tax is great news for Corangamite families and small businesses. This has been a terrible tax on jobs and manufacturing. It has been a $1.1 billion a year hit on manufacturing, including $400 for the manufacture of every car, which has cost Ford dearly. Consider the damage the carbon tax has done to the aluminium industry. Scrapping the carbon tax will save the average household around $550 a year, including around $200 on the average household electricity bill and $70 on the average gas bill. This will reduce cost-of-living pressures for all Australians.

I repeat: this is a great day for Geelong. It is a great day for Corangamite. Scrapping the carbon tax is so positive for our region and for manufacturing. We have a great positive future in advanced manufacturing. It is a terrible reflection on the member for Corio that he has not spoken out against this shocking tax. I commend our government.

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