Chris Evans (WA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I try to treat all senators with respect when they ask questions but, quite frankly, this is just another stunt. There is no genuine interest from the opposition in engaging in a major public policy challenge. All we have is the attempt to run out and say: ‘The world’s going to end. Petrol’s going to go up. Electricity’s going to go up. It’s all too hard. Let’s pretend there’s no problem. Let’s forget what we’ve said about climate change since John Howard recognised the problem in 2007.’