Senate debates

Thursday, 25 February 2010

Committees

Economics Legislation Committee; Proposed Reference of Carbon Polution Reduction Scheme Bill 2010 and Related Bills

12:02 pm

Photo of Christine MilneChristine Milne (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I rise to say that the Greens will not be supporting this inquiry into the legislation either. I am surprised that the coalition now wants to have this inquiry, because the proposed changes to the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill 2009 were agreed to by Mr Macfarlane with Minister Wong and the government last year. They were agreed. They went to the coalition party room and the coalition party room agreed with them. They were fully explained to the coalition party room at that time and there was support for them until there was a change of leadership—

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