Julia Gillard (Lalor, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

At some point the Leader of the Opposition needs to stop insulting his fellow Australians. At some point he needs to stop insulting the intelligence of his fellow Australians. Australians overwhelmingly believe climate change is real—that is, they are in front of the Leader of the Opposition. The Australian community has moved past him. They believe climate change is real.

To those Australians who believe climate change is real and who want to act now, we say to them, and I say to them as Prime Minister, let's act in the most effective way we can, the cheapest way we can, the most efficient way we can and the best way we can to cut carbon pollution. What the Leader of the Opposition says to them instead is to try to stoke fear.

Mr Pyne interjecting—

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