Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Minister for Employment) Share this | Hansard source

What Senator Ketter undoubtedly does not tell us is the timing of that particular statement, because what the Prime Minister has indicated in recent times very clearly is that the plan that we are taking to Paris is one that he supports; it is a plan that puts Australia at the forefront of action in this space, with a 50 per cent reduction on a per capita basis. That is the biggest cut per capita of any country in the world. That is a measure that the Prime Minister fully supports. We on this side of the chamber fully support it.

What we know from the Labor Party is that in their bid for Green preferences in inner-city seats they would go to the bizarre level of trashing the Australian economy, trashing Australian household budgets and trashing Australian jobs in a bid to ensure that the Deputy Leader of the Labor Party, Ms Plibersek, is re-elected in her inner-city seat and in the hope that the Labor Party might win the seat from Mr Bandt. I say to the honourable senator that we as a government are committed to doing our bit, but in a very responsible manner which will not prejudice Australian jobs and households.