Mike Kelly (Eden-Monaro, Australian Labor Party, Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Support) Share this | Hansard source

It is a shame that he did lose by one vote. There are many people on the other side who obviously do not believe the current policy of the coalition in this respect.

I conclude by saying that I wholeheartedly support this legislation, its vital objectives and the exciting future of renewable energy investment it will bring to the country and, in particular, to Eden-Monaro. I also look forward in hope to a day when we have a coalition leadership team that will act in the national interest and join with us again to advance the CPRS. The choice for the Australian people at this coming election will be very stark—a vote for a Rudd Labor government and effective action on climate change or a vote for the coalition and its purely political plan to waste taxpayers’ money for an end result that increases our carbon emissions and sacrifices the future of our children and our environment.

Debate adjourned.

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