Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Minister for Employment) Share this | Hansard source

As I was indicating, Mr Richard Marles, a senior frontbencher of the Labor Party, has acknowledged exactly that and said that the new government had a mandate to axe the tax. I just wish that the Labor senators would follow through on the advice of Mr Rudd and Mr Marles.

Origin Energy Managing Director Grant King has said that a delay in repealing the carbon tax would be significantly difficult and challenging and mean extra costs to consumers. It is not just going to be inconvenient; it is going to cost consumers.

The National Farmers' Federation indicated that the average farm business would incur additional energy, fertiliser and chemical costs of up to $10,000 a year, impacting on food prices for every Australian and making our export capacity so much more difficult.

The New South Wales Irrigators' Council said the carbon tax was having a massive impact, and the Herald Sun editorial told us that the cure for the pain is the repeal of the tax. (Time expired)