Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Finance and Deregulation) Share this | Hansard source

The answer is no. The reality is that the Australian people have not seen a credible alternative from this opposition. What we do know is that this is an opposition that is hard-wired to oppose regardless of the consequences. We know from what Senator Joyce has said that the opposition is intent on not only repealing a carbon price but also repealing any assistance that goes with it.

But it is interesting to see that not everyone in the opposition party room thinks this is such a great idea. A senior Liberal was reported in the Sydney Morning Herald as saying, and I quote—