Senate debates

Monday, 21 November 2011

Questions without Notice

Carbon Pricing

2:50 pm

Photo of Joe LudwigJoe Ludwig (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Manager of Government Business in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

I use the term electricity because generation costs are a significant issue to rural and regional Australia, including to farmers. That is why the Carbon Farming Initiative—

Opposition senators interjecting—

I am sorry you do not want to hear. Clearly you are not representing your own National Party cohorts, because the $1.7 billion land sector package announced as part of the securing a clean energy future package will help to support landholders to participate in the Carbon Farming Initiative. It will also help to establish markets for the Carbon Farming Initiative and credits to protect— (Time expired)

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