Michael McCormack (Riverina, National Party, Leader of the Nationals) Share this | Hansard source

I withdraw that, but he should not write to ambassadors to Australia and urge them to tell their countries not to trade with Australia. That is, I'm sorry, a disgrace. Our emissions are already at record lows; he should be spruiking that to the world stage.

We have the highest take-up rate of rooftop solar per capita. I'm pleased to say, being a regional member, that regional Australia is playing a leading role in making sure that we have lower emissions. But we will always protect those resources industry workers. We will. I know the member for Hunter will. I'm not sure too many others on that—maybe the member for Paterson will too. We all, on this side, support those brave resources workers, those people who get on hi-vis, those people who put on a hard hat with a torch on the front and go down and dig up the resources that make for a better Australia, a more prosperous Australia.

Ambition is important but action and outcomes are what matter, and our track record is something of which all Australians should be proud, when it comes to climate change, when it comes to lowering emissions and when it comes to doing what's right for this nation.

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