Simon Birmingham (SA, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Murray Darling Basin) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a further supplementary question. In the four scenarios modelled by the government, why has the government not modelled at least one scenario where other countries do not meet the government's optimistic outlook for international action? Given that President Obama recently shelved a tightening of smog standards which would have lowered emissions, isn't it the case that not only are other countries backtracking on pricing emissions but they also backtracking on reducing emissions? Isn't Labor's policy just leaving Australia like a shag on a rock?