Ted O'Brien (Fairfax, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question goes to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy. I refer to the fact that the Leader of the Greens has been successful in changing the government's emissions legislation to stop government agencies investing in gas projects. Given the minister has joined with the Leader of the Greens previously in questioning the importance of gas, can he guarantee his support for the Beetaloo basin project and other important gas projects? What will be the cost to the economy and jobs of this concession to the Greens?

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

If the opposition had wanted to engage in conversation with the government, they could have, instead of just opposing the bills. What we have done is put the climate targets in as an object and function of a range of government organisations. If you're not in favour of targets, you don't require government organisations to work with them as their objects.

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Milton Dick (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Order! Members on my left will remain silent so I can hear the question.