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

It will be very clear when this report comes out that these decisions will be amongst the most significant that will need to be taken by this country economically over the next decade. Although climate change is seen generally as an environmental issue, the character of those decisions will be overwhelmingly economic. It is therefore essential that those decisions be taken by people who have a long-term commitment to the continuing strength and competitiveness of the Australian economy, by a group of people who have a long-term commitment to a flexible industrial relations system, by people who have a long-term commitment to the important role of small business in the Australia community, by a group of people who believe that one of the best things you can do in life is to—

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