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

We have dealt very closely with Australian industry in the design of the scheme, which is why the Business Council and the Australian Industry Group have called for the passage of a scheme this year. I am also aware that there are those in this debate who believe that fearmongering, rather than sound policy discussion and constructive negotiation, is the way to go. I would remind the senator that as a result of his leader agreeing, in the context of the renewable energy target, to the CPRS assistance models, essentially the Leader of the Opposition and the opposition have today voted for exactly the same assistance models as exist under the CPRS, which are described by Mr Turnbull as being ‘appropriate protection’.