Bridget McKenzie (Victoria, National Party, Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development) Share this | Hansard source

Labor's proposed family car tax is more punitive than the United States', as it will apply to a larger range of utes and commercial vehicles, it will force an annual emissions reduction rate nearly eight times higher than has been the case in the United States and it will give Australian consumers and auto dealers less time to adapt. Today the US has backed down from its scheme. Why is the government punishing Australians for their car choices in the middle of a cost-of-living crisis?