8 March 2011 Julia Gillard and Bob Brown and their Labor-Green alliance have launched a full-scale assault on Australian families and their household budgets.
“The new carbon tax will hit household budgets and hurt families” said Peter Dutton, Federal Member for Dickson.
“Just prior to the election, Ms Gillard told Australians “there will be no carbon tax under the government I lead.” The day before the election, newspapers believing what she’d said, reported her commitment on their front pages. But it seems this was a promise she never planned on keeping. Her broken promise is nothing less than a total betrayal.”
“The Greens are now in full control of the government’s agenda. Bob Brown is the real decision-maker in the Labor-Greens alliance government” Mr Dutton said. “Just take a moment to think about how truly concerning that is.”
At a time when household budgets are already under pressure, Ms Gillard and Labor have confirmed there will be price impacts and decided to listen to the Greens and to green-light a massive hit to families.
Families will have to pay $300 more for power each year and families will be paying at least six cents a litre more on petrol.
“Ms Gillard and Labor have sold out Aussie families. Ms Gillard and Labor just can’t be trusted.”
“It is an insult to Australian voters when the Prime Minister claims she has a mandate. This government is in by default and doesn’t even have a mandate for the policies they did take to the election.”
Ms Gillard should take the issue to an election and give voters the chance to have their say. People can tell the Gillard-Brown government that they reject any proposal for a carbon tax by downloading a petition from my website and voicing their objection.” Mr Dutton said