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

Mr President, my question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Senator Wong. I refer the minister to chart 3.42 of Treasury's modelling of the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, which shows that as a proportion of their income Australians in regional New South Wales spend 25 per cent more on electricity and gas than those in Sydney, Australians in regional Victoria spend 30 per cent more than those in Melbourne, and Australians in regional Queensland spend six per cent more than those in Brisbane.

Why is the Gillard Labor government making it harder for Australians to live in regional Australia by increasing their electricity bills even further through the world's biggest and most stupid anti working-family carbon tax.