Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Finance and Deregulation) Share this | Hansard source

If the senator wants to discuss privatisation, he can have a chat to his neighbour Senator Bernardi and Senator Bernardi can talk to him about the privatisation of electricity in South Australia under a Liberal state government. Since that time we have seen significant increases in electricity prices not connected with the carbon price. If the senator is concerned about the impost on Australian families, could he please explain why he supports a policy which will require additional tax of $1,300 a year being paid by Australian households? There will be $1,300 a year more tax from households across this country, including Queensland, to pay for Senator Joyce's policy, which is a policy that everybody knows will not work, will be expensive and needs taxpayer funding to be delivered. Why has Senator Joyce signed up to Mr Hunt's crazy policy, which requires more tax being paid by the people who sent Senator Joyce here?