Kevin Rudd (Griffith, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

The problem is that they are not internal matters of the Liberal Party; they are now external matters of the Liberal Party because they are canvassed extensively in a piece written by our friend from the Australian upstairs there. It says here:

The Opposition will vote against the Rudd Government’s ETS legislation in the Senate but it is no closer to finalising its policy position on an emissions trading scheme.

It then goes on to say:

The spokesman said Mr Turnbull’s announcement of the vote was greeted by “a gratifying grunt of approval”.

Mr Speaker, the next time we have a division in this place, let us see how this ‘gratifying grunt of approval’ which is referred to by those opposite is manifested! The report says:

There would be further discussion of the Frontier Economics paper by the Coalition, the spokesman said, but indicated “general support” for its proposal.

Did it have the general support of the National Party? Because that is what the spokesman for the Leader of the Opposition said.

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