Kate Ellis (Adelaide, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Early Childhood Education, Childcare and Youth) Share this | Hansard source

I stand by my previous answer of a $200 million compensation fund to compensate Australians for the impact of our scheme in contrast to that which is being put forward by those opposite where there is zero to compensate them for these costs. I add that Australian sports are already feeling the consequences of climate change and are already concerned about the impact it is having on their infrastructure, on water shortages and on their ability to maintain their grounds. That is something that we on this side are particularly concerned about. It is why we have a serious plan to tackle climate change; we believe it is real, we believe that it needs to be addressed and we believe it should be done in a fair way to compensate Australians.

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