George Brandis (Queensland, Liberal Party, Shadow Attorney-General) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister Representing the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Senator Wong. Is the minister aware that the 2012-13 budget of the Brisbane City Council, Australia's largest municipal authority, which was handed down yesterday, contained an overall rate increase of 4.5 per cent, of which almost half—1.9 per cent—was directly attributable to the additional costs imposed on the BCC by Labor's carbon tax? When will the government be honest with the Australian people and admit that they face increases in municipal rates just as they face higher electricity, gas and fuel and grocery prices because the Prime Minister broke her solemn promise that there would be no carbon tax under a government she leads?