Julia Gillard (Lalor, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

In the 2010 election I said to the Australian people that we needed to price carbon and that we needed to get to an emissions trading scheme—and we will. I also indicated that I wanted to take the Australian people with us—and we will take the Australian people with us. There are mechanisms for the Australian people to engage with this debate, and we invite them to do so.

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