Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Climate Change and Water) Share this | Hansard source

We will act in the national interest, Senator Boswell. We will bear in mind not only supporting today’s jobs but the jobs of tomorrow. I ask Senator Boswell: is he going to take a similar approach to the approach of the shadow minister when he made a range of assertions about Sun Metals, for example, about potential alleged job losses which led to Sun Metals saying publicly:

“We had a meeting with Mr Greg Hunt three or four months ago and at that time there was no … assistance for zinc, but since then we have made significant progress and we will now get significant compensation, so I can say for sure there is no way we will shut down. This story is based on very old information. I don’t know why Mr Robb would say these things.”

The fact is you have been caught out again. You on that side will do anything and say anything to avoid taking action on climate change. We are acting in the national interest. (Time expired)