Jenny McAllister (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Cabinet Secretary) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment, Senator Hume. This morning on RN, the Minister for the Environment, Sussan Ley, refused to guarantee that Mr Morrison's preference for net zero emissions by 2050 would survive Mr Joyce's return as Deputy Prime Minister, saying, 'We will have discussions with the Nationals.' Have these discussions started yet?

Jane Hume (Victoria, Liberal Party, Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and the Digital Economy) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I'll take the question on notice.

Scott Ryan (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Senator McAllister, a supplementary question?

Jenny McAllister (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Cabinet Secretary) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Minister Ley went on to say, 'Of course we want to reach net zero as soon as possible, and I don't think anyone in the government would disagree with that.' Does anyone in the Morrison-Joyce government disagree with reaching net zero as soon as possible?

Jane Hume (Victoria, Liberal Party, Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and the Digital Economy) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I can't imagine why anyone in the government would not want to reach net zero emissions as soon as possible.

Scott Ryan (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Senator McAllister, a final supplementary question?

Jenny McAllister (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Cabinet Secretary) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Nationals Senate leader, Senator McKenzie, has said: 'There is no agreement with the second party of this coalition government on any target date for zero emissions. In fact, it would fly in the face of the Nationals public policy commitment.' Is Senator McKenzie right?

Jane Hume (Victoria, Liberal Party, Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and the Digital Economy) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I can't imagine why Senator McKenzie's response is in any way, shape or form contradictory to that which Sussan Ley said this morning.