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

It is not cheaper, it is not greener and it is not smarter. That is the first point. But, Senator Payne, I am interested that a couple of days before a vote we have got the opposition asking questions about why the government will not consider something when you fail to put anything forward—not a single amendment. Let Australians understand that. This issue is of such great importance to the nation now and into the future and there is not a single proposal or amendment from the Leader of the Opposition or from that side.