Senate debates Questions without Notice
Clean Energy Finance Corporation
Christine Milne Tasmania, Australian Greens
2:22 pm
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Abetz. Now that the Prime Minister has cited the Clean Energy Finance Corporation $10 billion as one of his three excuses to German Chancellor Angela Merkel for not giving funding to the Green Climate Fund, can the minister tell me whether the government has now decided to abandon its plan to abolish the Clean Energy Finance Corporation, or was the Prime Minister deliberately lying to another world leader?
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Government Senators:
Government senators interjecting—
Stephen Parry President
Order! Senator Milne, it would be advantageous—you did reflect on the Prime Minister by indicating he deliberately lied. It would be better if you could rephrase your question.
Christine Milne Tasmania, Australian Greens
I am happy to do so, Mr President. I ask: was the Prime Minister deceiving another world leader?
Christine Milne Tasmania, Australian Greens
Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. I ask the minister again: the Prime Minister cited the Clean Energy Finance Corporation to Chancellor Angela Merkel. Is the government going to abolish the Clean Energy Finance Corporation—yes or no?
Christine Milne Tasmania, Australian Greens
2:24 pm
Mr President, I ask a further supplementary question. I take from that that the government is not going to abolish the Clean Energy Finance Corporation. Everyone heard it here, did we not?
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Opposition Senators:
Opposition senators interjecting—
Christine Milne Tasmania, Australian Greens
I feel like I need to get clarification from Senator Abetz. Senator Abetz, is the government going to abolish the Clean Energy Finance Corporation?
Eric Abetz Tasmania, Liberal Party, Minister for Employment
Our policy remains.