Chris Bowen (McMahon, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Climate Change and Energy) Share this | Hansard source

If the opposition had wanted to engage in conversation with the government, they could have, instead of just opposing the bills. What we have done is put the climate targets in as an object and function of a range of government organisations. If you're not in favour of targets, you don't require government organisations to work with them as their objects.

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