Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Corporate Governance and Responsibility) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. Is the minister aware that the energy suppliers have also called for a long-term target for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions? Minister, why hasn’t the government set such a target and is it because this minister and this government simply refuse to accept the scientific evidence of the threat of climate change? When will the Howard government catch up with business and the community and commit to tackling climate change?