Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Climate Change and Water) Share this | Hansard source

I want to make a couple of comments about Senator Parry’s contribution, which was, whether intentional or otherwise, really quite inaccurate. He claimed that the opposition was happy to debate the CPRS. Anybody who has watched or was in this chamber at the beginning of the week will know that those opposite have thrown all their resources, every procedural and political game, every aspect of their strategy, at not having a vote. That is their position on climate change this week. ‘We are going to fight really hard to not have a vote.’ That has been their position. I want to pay some tribute to Senator Joyce because at least he was honest about this. At least he went out and said—