Senator ABETZ (Tasmania—Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) (14:00): My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Evans. I refer the minister to the exhaustive list of broken promises by this government, in particular the Prime Minister's promise of 16 August 2010: There will be no carbon tax under the government I lead. Can the minister confirm that this particular promise was abandoned on 24 February 2011? In other words it lasted only 27 weeks and three days. I also refer to the Prime Minister's promise on 23 July 2010 that she would establish a citizens' assembly, only to abandon it on 7 October 2010. In other words, it lasted a mere 10 weeks and six days. Does the government feel any shame at breaking these solemn commitments to the Australian people?