George Brandis (Queensland, Liberal Party, Shadow Attorney-General) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a further supplementary question. The minister is unable to name a single American or Canadian official who believes that there will be an economy-wide carbon price in their countries by 2016. If Labor are so committed to the merits of this carbon tax, why do they lack the courage to test its merits by taking it to the people, just as John Howard took the GST to the people?