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

Of course we stand by the figures in the budget papers. Mr Sheldon is a person with whom I am very familiar, having been a colleague of his for many years. We do have a bit of a different view about the remarks that he made during 2011. I have had the opportunity to discuss things with him subsequently over the last couple of years. I am not too sure whether he would sustain the same comments but that is a matter for him to observe.

The fact of the matter is this is a perfectly economically efficient, responsible and manageable reform that has been made. It is reducing emissions and it is environmentally effective. We have done it in a way that is socially fair. In relation to concerns that the member for Flinders raised about its impact on the livelihoods of particular operators and their heavy on-road industry—(Time expired)

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