Ms Julie Bishop (Curtin, Liberal Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to this official 53-page outcome statement from the Rio+20 United Nations conference she attended last week. Given that the government's carbon tax is predicated on global action on climate change, on what page does the outcome statement mention any other country moving towards a carbon tax, an emissions trading scheme or putting a price on carbon?

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

The Deputy Leader of the Opposition has mistaken the purpose of the Rio+20 conference. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition is probably thinking about the climate change negotiations that last happened in Durban and will happen towards the end of this year in Doha, so she has her international processes confused.

Ms Julie Bishop interjecting—

Ms Anna Burke (Chisholm, Deputy-Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Deputy Leader of the Opposition has asked her question.

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

On the question of Australia's carbon pricing system, the Deputy Leader of the Opposition apparently does not know or has forgotten for the moment that, in putting a price on carbon, Australia will be joining 850 million people around the world who live in nations where there is a price on carbon. We know that many nations around the world are taking steps to put a price on carbon, because they too will see their economies and their nations join the 850 million people currently covered by carbon pricing. For example, in the days I was in Mexico and then in Rio, I had the opportunity to meet with President Lee of the Republic of Korea. Korea is moving to an emissions trading scheme, to give just one example in our region, and is a very important trading partner of Australia's and a very important strategic partner in our region. And so, around the world, whether it be in Europe or whether it be in our region of the world, we are seeing people price carbon because of the global challenge of climate change. And we are seeing people price carbon—

Ms Julie Bishop (Curtin, Liberal Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Madam Deputy Speaker, I rise on a point of order. The question was: even in the climate change paragraphs, on what page is the carbon tax—

Ms Anna Burke (Chisholm, Deputy-Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Deputy Leader of the Opposition will resume her seat. The Prime Minister has the call.

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

I was explaining that around the world people are putting a price on carbon or have put a price on carbon because it is the most efficient and least costly way of reducing carbon pollution and tackling the challenge of climate change. There was a time when the Deputy Leader of the Opposition was a crystal-clear advocate for putting a price on carbon. Clearly, she has changed her mind—I am getting some advice as to whether or not the Deputy Leader of the Opposition has truly changed her mind. Putting that to one side, whatever view the Deputy Leader of the Opposition currently holds she ought not to misrepresent to this parliament or more broadly how many people around the world live in countries with carbon pricing schemes.

Ms Julie Bishop (Curtin, Liberal Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Madam Deputy Speaker, I rise on a point of order. Given that this 53-page document—

Ms Anna Burke (Chisholm, Deputy-Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Deputy Leader of the Opposition will come to her point of order.

Ms Julie Bishop (Curtin, Liberal Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I am—does have a chapter on climate change, I ask that I have leave to table this document so that the Prime Minister can check that it is not meant—

Ms Anna Burke (Chisholm, Deputy-Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Deputy Leader of the Opposition will resume her seat. She has had enough time with her prop.

Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the House) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

No.

Ms Anna Burke (Chisholm, Deputy-Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Leave has not been granted.

Honourable members interjecting—

Relentless interjections will not be tolerated.