Mr Tony Burke (Watson, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Finance) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. Will any companies owned by the member for Fairfax be eligible for funding under the Prime Minister's deal to pay big polluters?

Tony Abbott (Warringah, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I have not looked at the member for Fairfax's share registry—unlike members opposite, who, I am sure, pore over everyone's financial details, because that kind of class-envy stuff unfortunately is still alive over there! We are going to the market under our direct action policy, looking for proposals that are cost effective that will effectively reduce emissions. They will effectively reduce emissions.

If members opposite really wanted to be constructive contributors to our national debate, they would not say no to everything; they would not deal themselves into irrelevance; they would not turn Clive Palmer, the member for Fairfax, into the real Leader of the Opposition. They would talk constructively to the government.

Opposition Members:

Opposition members interjecting—

Mrs Bronwyn Bishop (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Member for Wakefield has pushed too far. He will leave under 94(a).

The member for Wakefield then left the chamber.

Tony Abbott (Warringah, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I say again, if you want to be people who influence the future of this country, join team Australia and start engaging in intelligent discussions with the government on how together we can make this great country even better in the years ahead.