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

Mr President, I was tempted to go to Godwin Grech—but I won't—when we think about honesty and appropriate behaviour because Senator Abetz reminds me of his own behaviour. I think the Australian people, as I said earlier, are more interested in focusing on the issues that confront them. We know the Liberal Party once supported a price on carbon. They negotiated a deal with us. They ratted on that deal as a result of a party room coup that was won by one vote when Andrew Robb ratted on his leader. What we know is John Howard, in 2007, said we needed to price carbon. What we also know is the right-wing Luddites inside the Liberal Party decided to reverse that sound public policy. The carbon price will serve Australia well and we all know the Liberal Party will never rescind that carbon price because it is good public policy. (Time expired)