Joe Ludwig (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Hansard source

What those opposite fail to appreciate is that to reduce carbon pollution and keep our economy strong in the future we need to make some changes in the way we do things. If we do not do this it will harm our economy, our prosperity and our environment. We are putting a price on the biggest polluters while we are helping households with any of the costs that are passed on with cash payments which have increased and benefits like the pension and tax cuts for workers, including tripling the tax-free threshold to $18,200. We have not been acting alone, as those opposite would have you believe. The ETS has been welcomed by the markets and the business community because of the certainty it will provide. The biggest risk is those opposite who would bring business uncertainty, reduce the opportunity for business and then provide a completely uncertain environment from which to operate. (Time expired)