Craig Kelly (Hughes, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

As someone who spent a lot of time working in the USA before I came to this place, I would like to offer a very warm welcome to former US Vice President Mr Gore on his visit to Canberra yesterday during his current trip to Australia. I also note that his visit coincided with an icy cold and chilly snap in Canberra. Even though we had the Weather Bureau predicting a warm and dry winter for Canberra, earlier this week we saw temperatures drop to minus 6.8 degrees. We have also seen a massive dump of snow, which I am sure will see our ski fields packed this weekend.

Secondly, I would like to congratulate the former Vice President for standing next to the leader of PUP when a very important statement was made because yesterday he confirmed that the final nail in the coffin of the carbon tax would be driven in when the new Senate sits. It was great to see the former Vice President of the USA describe that announcement as 'and outstanding statement'. My constituents are really looking forward to electricity prices falling. They are looking forward to receiving that $550 per average family with the cut in the carbon tax. We hope the carbon tax is dead and buried. Before the next election I hope all members of the opposition will put their hands on their hearts, will look at the camera and will swear, 'There'll be no reintroduction of a carbon tax under a government I lead'!