I just talked about the economic development opportunities, investment and jobs created in regional Australia. The ACCU methods can not only help drive emissions reduction; they can also create economic growth and opportunities for landholders, regional communities and businesses. The honourable member for Gippsland said we need to go out to regional Australia. Well, I have walked Arnhem Land, and I have inspected the savanna burning method, for example, with the First Nations groups implementing that method. I have seen firsthand the economic opportunities, the growth and the jobs created for our First Nations people in Arnhem Land.

A couple of weeks ago I was in Yass looking at the soil sequestration methods and the wealth created and the improvements in soil for farmers and the improvements in productivity created by these methods. So I say to the National Party and the Liberal Party that they should get out more and they should talk to those farmers who want to take these methods up. They should talk to those groups who want to participate in these methods.

We did implement the Chubb review on coming to office, which has seen enhanced integrity and expanded opportunities for regional Australia. The Climate Change Authority's latest review of the scheme, released just last week, found it robust and that it remains fundamentally sound and important to Australia's climate policy framework. So we'll continue to take sensible and practical steps, and I thank those honourable members in this House and in the Senate who are supporting it.

There once was a time when those on the conservative side of politics saw the value in conserving the environment. I've often thought that you're not really a conservative unless you care about conserving the environment. I do want to pay tribute, however, to Senator Andrew McLachlan, who has indicated he will be voting with the government—a Liberal senator who'll be voting with the government. He has shown courage and a practical approach, and he's to be congratulated for that. It's also the case that the Liberal Party wants you to support markets. This is a carbon market. This is a market mechanism. We on this side of the House support the operation of the market. Those opposite oppose it. We want to see regional communities benefit from sensible climate policies. We're focused on practical outcomes. We're focused on emissions reductions and jobs creation at the same time.

I also want to thank the honourable member for Fremantle, my assistant minister, who's done such good work on this. He's to be congratulated for this outcome, as well. I thank those members and senators who today will be voting for practical environmental protection and for economic growth and who will be voting against ideologues on the other side who don't believe in emissions reduction and want to see regional communities suffer.