Greg Combet (Charlton, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency) Share this | Hansard source

In the minute or so of time that is left before the House adjourns, I would like to thank members for their contribution during the consideration in detail phase of the debate on the bills. It has spanned the better part of six hours and traversed quite a number of issues, and I do thank members for their contribution. I would like to take the opportunity, too, to thank my friend and colleague the member for Isaacs, the Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, for all of the work that he has done over the last 12 months to contribute to the development of this policy and this legislation and all of the support that he has given me. I am tremendously grateful for that. Finally, I confirm that, in relation to the amendment that has been moved by the Leader of the Opposition, there is no case, in the government's view, for delay of this important reform. It will be environmentally effective, it will be economically efficient, it will socially equitable, and the country does need to make this reform. We also do not support the amendment that was moved by the member for O'Connor. Finally, I commend the government's amendments to the House.

Debate interrupted.

House adjourned at 23:00

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