Government of Australia

For the first time that I can remember, an Australian government is introducing a policy – the carbon tax – which is consciously designed to cut national income rather than boost it.

Sometimes I think that this government needs a responsible adult – someone who can walk into the cabinet much like a parent would walk into a child’s bedroom and say: ”Enough is enough. It is time to clean up the mess. And there will be no more nonsense until that is done.”

– Peter Costello