Barnaby Joyce (Queensland, National Party, Leader of The Nationals in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Senator Wong. I refer the minister to modelling by the Centre for International Economics, which shows that the carbon tax will have almost twice the impact on Australian economic growth and impose an extra $30 billion hit on the Australian economy, because the government's starting price of $23 per tonne is more than double that of the price in Europe. Does the minister accept that a carbon tax in Australia that is higher than the primary global carbon price will have a negative impact on Australia's growth, on Australian jobs and on Australian manufacturing and reduce opportunities for Australians?