Graham Perrett (Moreton, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Yes, definitely, a carpet snake is a good thing. Anyone from country Queensland would agree. Even an amethystine python from North Queensland, up around the member for Dawson's area, is a good thing.

The reality is that the predicted impact of this price on carbon has been bang on the money, the predictions from Treasury have been bang on. Treasury are the very same people that predicted how the GST would impact on the economy. Lo and behold, it is exactly the same impact.

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