Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Finance) Share this | Hansard source

It might surprise the chamber and it might surprise Senator Milne: I am not a scientist. I am a minister as part of the Abbott government. The Abbott government is committed to effective action on climate change. We will implement the policy that we took to the last election to address climate change in an effective way that is good for the environment and good for the economy, and which does not hurt families, pensioners, workers and businesses across Australia without actually making any difference whatsoever—without actually making things arguably worse than when we started.