Greg Hunt (Flinders, Liberal Party, Minister for the Environment) Share this | Hansard source

Not one brave soul amongst them is willing to stand up for their own carbon tax. Let me say this: we made real savings to households in Canning, throughout Perth and throughout rural Western Australia. The ACCC has confirmed that, on average, households received $550 in savings. When they come back—if they ever come back into this place—they will want to hit households with another $550 tax. We were also asked before about their renewables. Do you know what? The member for Hunter said, 'It is not a policy; it is an aspiration.' When asked how much it would cost, he said, 'No-one knows, and that is the truth of it.' It was not quite true, because the Department of the Environment—

Mr Albanese interjecting—

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