Nick Minchin (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Finance and Administration) Share this | Hansard source

What I did notice today was an interesting article as a result of a study by the well-known economist, Dr Peter Brain, which indicated that putting a price on carbon in this country is going to particularly hit unemployed and low-income Australians. They are the ones who would suffer most from any move to put a price on carbon. Again, that is something of which governments must be extremely conscious in their moves in this area.