Greg Combet (Charlton, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency) Share this | Hansard source

At the rally at Parliament House yesterday, which the Leader of the Opposition had encouraged as part of the people’s revolt, the following sentiments were expressed on placards held by the protesters on the issue of the science: ‘Carbon really ain’t pollution’, ‘No carbon tax, reject junk science’, ‘Carbon dioxide is not pollution, I love CO2’, ‘Say no to carbon tax 4 UN/IMF global governance=agenda 21 genocide’. As we saw on television last night, there was much worse.

The so-called people’s revolt against carbon pricing has also attracted, as we have heard, supporters such as One Nation, Pauline Hanson, the League of Rights and a number of climate change sceptics. It is important for leaders of the community, and particularly the leaders of major political parties, to not be associated with extremes in the debate over carbon pricing.

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