Joe Ludwig (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Hansard source

Well, one of the difficulties for Senator Macdonald is that it is an attempt to link two different parts together. The carbon price projections in the budget are the result of extensive Treasury modelling. That is a given. The government stands by—and I have continued to say that throughout this confused questioning by Senator Macdonald—the extensive modelling carried out by Treasury. Their work has proven to be accurate since the price came into effect, which those opposite continue to complain of and decry.