Kim Carr (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research) | Hansard source

What is apparent from today’s discussion is that the opposition seems to have no regard for the real issue that concerns Australians—Australian motorists in particular, especially as we move into Easter—and that is the price of petrol. The effect that this is having on people’s disposable incomes, I think, should be understood more clearly by the opposition. What we have had is, in fact, a decade of inaction and silence on this question from the opposition. On the question of the issues—