Stephen Conroy (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

As I was saying, the price of world petrol has risen and Australian families are suffering because of it. The broader the emissions trading scheme coverage, the lower the cost for all Australians in achieving greenhouse gas emissions reductions. Accordingly, the government has committed to maximal practical coverage. There is wide agreement that over 70 per cent of Australia’s emissions can be practically covered by emissions trading, including emissions from the transport sector. This is consistent with the recommendations of the report of the task force group on emissions trading, which was accepted by the previous government. Excluding transport fuels from the emissions trading scheme—