John Howard (Bennelong, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

It was not constructed in order to accommodate the legitimate interests of a developed country which is a large net exporter of energy, which is the case with Australia. So I would say in reply to the business roundtable, as I would say in reply to other people who raise this issue, that those who believe that you have answered the call and deserve a tick in relation to climate change by signing up to Kyoto misunderstand the national interest of this country. I am never going to support something that will result in Australian industry and Australian jobs being exported from Australia to countries like China and Indonesia.

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