Senate debates Questions without Notice

Carbon Pricing


Eric Abetz

Eric Abetz Tasmania, Liberal Party, Minister for Employment

2:28 pm

These are the sorts of immature word games that the Greens love to revel in. What we have always said is the 'average Australian family' will be $550 better off. Senator Milne, by a sleight of hand, translates that to 'every Australian family'. It stands to reason that when you say 'the average Australian family', some families will get even more of a benefit than $550 per annum and some will get less. That is what the term 'average' actually means. You know that, I know that so why you would seek to deceive the Australian people by that sleight of language is for you to explain but it does you no credit.

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