Senator WONG (South Australia—Minister for Finance and Deregulation) (14:20): There are so many falsehoods in that question one does not know where to start. Firstly, incomes continue to grow with a carbon price. Secondly, it is extraordinary, isn't it, that a party that used to believe in open trade wants—because they want to run this anti trading permits line—to make the comments about foreign trade. They are so intent on playing politics on this issue, they are proposing a policy which would increase the cost for Australian business and Australian households. The real question here is: why is the opposition so intent on wrecking everything? Why is the opposition so devoid of policies? Why is this opposition so intent on talking down the economy? The real question is: why is it that the opposition is incapable ever of looking to the national interest?