Fiona Nash (NSW, National Party, Deputy Leader of the Nationals) Share this | Hansard source

Again, I reject that question. We were having very sensible and measured deliberations around the future of the provision of energy in this country, and that includes around, potentially, a CET. But what we're not going to do is take advice from those opposite, who gave this country a carbon tax. Let me tell you, Mr President: they brought in a carbon tax that hit regional Australia harder than anywhere else. And quite possibly they want to bring it back. We will take sensible, measured decisions in the best interests of the Australian people, which is something the Labor Party is simply incapable of doing.