Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I have a further supplementary question. Why is the government so intent on making Australian families suffer by imposing the world's biggest carbon tax, which will cost the Australian economy $1 trillion between now and 2050 or $40,000 for every man, woman and child, forcing Australians to work effectively for nothing for a whole year to pay for the impact of the carbon tax between now and 2050—