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

The Australian people can have confidence that our government will do the right thing by the environment in a way that is economically responsible. We will make judgements at all times to do everything we can to do the right thing by the environment in a way that is economically responsible and that doesn't hurt working families across Australia. You can go to the next election promising to ramp up emissions reduction targets, promising to ramp up renewable energy targets and promising to ramp up the cost of electricity, making it harder for families and pensioners to afford their electricity bills. We'll go to the election with our plan, which is all about doing the right thing by the environment in a way that is economically responsible.