Christopher Pyne (Sturt, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Education, Apprenticeships and Training) Share this | Hansard source

It might just assist the House and the chair if I read the preamble to the question which was not a preamble of rhetoric but actually a specific reference: It reads: ‘The energy minister ‘has now conceded that the legislation is flawed in expecting Australian coal producers to pay for emissions not only in Australia but also in Japan.’ The point is that we are seeking an answer about the emissions to be paid for in Japan, not an answer about $750 million of assistance to the coal industry.

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