Chris Bowen (McMahon, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Climate Change and Energy) Share this | Hansard source

You know, they are really sending a memo to the Australian people, aren't they? They did not hear the lessons of 2022. The only thing missing from the honourable member's question was an assertion that they don't tow your boat, they won't tow a caravan and they'll end the weekend. He missed a bit out of the question. That's the mindset of those opposite. The member for Cook has left the building, but he's left a policy manual for those opposite.

The fact of the matter is that we have catching up to do with the rest of the world. Motorists in the United States, in New Zealand, in Canada, in India, in China and in Saudi Arabia have the benefit of new vehicle efficiency standards. Because of 10 years of denial, delay and inaction, Australians don't. Those opposite know we should. The member for Bradfield knows it. He was a very fervent advocate for them, and he pointed out on multiple occasions that in no country in the world has there been an upward impact on any particular model. He was right then and he's wrong now.

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