House debates Questions without Notice

Climate Change

Tuesday, 26 October 2021 House of Representatives

Anthony Albanese

Anthony Albanese Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition

2:41 pm

My question as to the Deputy Prime Minister, and I refer to his previous answers, such that they were. How can Australians trust this government to deliver on net zero by 2050 when you will be acting Prime Minister in two days and you are opposed to it?

Barnaby Joyce

Barnaby Joyce New England, National Party, Leader of the Nationals

Today is Tuesday, isn't it? Wednesday, Thursday, Friday—it will be Thursday evening that the Prime Minister leaves. No-one is suggesting that we are going to get there by the end of the week. No-one is suggesting that. By the way, the biggest thing, of course, is that people clearly understand that, in my role as Leader of the Nationals, I'm making absolutely certain that we don't legislate the coalminers out of a job.