Stephen Conroy (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy) Share this | Hansard source

It is true, Senator Fierravanti-Wells, because Mr Abbott was asked about it after the 2004 election. What do you think Mr Abbott said? 'I did think about resigning over that one, because, you know, I clearly got rolled in cabinet later. But, no, I decided to stay in the government.' You have got Mr Tony Abbott, who stared down the barrel of a TV camera and said, 'No, I will never do this, will never do this, while I am the health minister.' So, do not come in here—the party, with John Howard, that supported carbon pricing, the party that, during the election campaign in 2007, campaigned for carbon pricing, and the party that continues to want to bring back— (Time expired)