Carol Brown (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I rise in today's taking note of answers to refute the many wild claims those opposite continue to make about the government's carbon price. After listening to the last contribution, I must say: the more things change the more they seem to stay the same. Senator Bernardi continued with the massive scare campaign that the coalition have been waging across this country since the carbon price began—and indeed 18 months before that.

What have we seen in the 101 days since the carbon tax was introduced? The sky has not fallen in, Senator Bernardi.