Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Finance) Share this | Hansard source

Labor will be supporting this motion out of respect to bushfire victims. We do regret, though, the political tone of the motion and the lack of support Labor has received in the past from the Greens for our efforts to implement meaningful policy on climate change. We also reject attempts to direct blame towards resource-sector workers. Taking sustainable and effective action on climate change requires the development of policy which also preserves and grows Australian jobs. This is something that the Greens seem not to understand.