Wayne Swan (Lilley, Australian Labor Party, Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the honourable member for his question. The first point to be made is that Professor Garnaut’s recommendations and his report are just that. This government has a green-paper process in train, which will be completed when the green paper is published at the end of July. It will canvass all of the options in the presentation, preparation and decisions that will be taken on an emissions-trading scheme. We will take advice not only from Professor Garnaut but also from the Treasury modelling and we will present all of the options in our green paper.

We will take our decisions in the national interest. We do not necessarily have to agree with every recommendation that was put forward by Professor Garnaut. We will take our time to consult widely with the community, we will take our time to look at the most objective evidence that is available and we will take our decision in the national interest—in the interests of the whole of the Australian people, including those in the member for McMillan’s electorate.

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