Chris Evans (WA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

I thank Senator Brandis for the question. Firstly, I would make the comment that one ought not take as fact everything one reads in the papers and the debate about those reports ought to be couched in that context. What I can say is that the government has made it clear that any revenue from a price on carbon, the tax that will apply to Australia’s 1,000 largest polluting companies, will be distributed in the Australian community to assist individuals, families and businesses adapt to the new environment. We have made it very clear that the revenue would be used in that way—