Stephen Jones (Throsby, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

to move:

That this House:

(1)

agrees that putting a price on carbon is an essential step in reducing carbon pollution and transforming our economy to achieve a clean energy future;

(2)

notes that in many manufacturing regions in Australia, business, unions, government and community organisations are already working to develop green jobs and clean energy production processes; and

(3)

agrees that governments must work with the manufacturing industry and communities to assist their transformation to meet the challenge of a carbon constrained future.

to move:

That this House:

(1)

notes that as the world emerges from the Global Financial Crisis:

(a)

in Australia unemployment of 5 per cent is low by international standards; and

(b)

the Australian Government’s Debt to GDP ratio is lower and its fiscal consolidation faster, than in most comparable countries; and

(2)

agrees that the Gillard Government’s fiscal strategy to assist business and communities to recover from this crisis while managing inflation and removing the structural deficits from the Federal Budget is the right course of action for Australia’s long term economic prosperity.

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