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

I am, in fact, advised that the RSPCA did not apply for the first round of the Community Energy Efficiency Program, which is part of the Low Carbon Communities program. I would certainly encourage the RSPCA to apply at a future time. This is a dedicated stream of funds to assist our not-for-profit sector, who do such great work. But the Leader of the Opposition, in raising this question today and in his media appearances a little bit earlier today, should not be trying, on top of all of the fear he has already tried to raise in the community, to generate this kind of fear amongst those who do great work in our not-for-profit sector. To the Leader of the Opposition I say: this fear campaign is growing truly ridiculous, and there is no better example than this one today.

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