Ms Catherine King (Ballarat, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government) Share this | Hansard source

We're adjusting what are known as the breakpoints. The standard will start on 1 January next year, but credits and penalties will start on 1 July. I want to thank everyone who has engaged constructively with this policy. This is how you actually make good policy, a lesson that those opposite might like to learn: you go out, you consult, you work collaboratively with industry to make sure that you've got the model right, and then you have the courage of your convictions and you make sure that you're delivering. Where the coalition gave up, Labor is doing the hard work of delivering what is right for Australia. Those opposite are happy to stand with Russia when it comes to vehicle efficiency standards. I'm happy to stand with Australian consumers. (Time expired)

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