George Brandis (Queensland, Liberal Party, Shadow Attorney-General) Share this | Hansard source

very helpfully and candidly told us so. Senator Milne, no doubt bursting with pride at the achievement of her leader, said:

It’s happening because we have shared power in Australia.

In a doorstop interview the next day, this is what Senator Christine Milne, the Deputy Leader of the Greens, said:

We certainly have ownership of this scheme, because it’s one that we put on the table ourselves.

Senator Wong, who I see is here representing the government: be careful what you wish for; be careful in your choice of allies. They might just turn on you and claim credit, leaving you with the public odium of your broken promise while they claim the credit for the policy which they have foisted upon you.