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

This government wants to legislate because this country has had enough delays in action on climate change. We have had enough delay on this issue. What is so disappointing about Senator Joyce and some of the Liberal Party senators in this place is that they all went to the election with a commitment to act on climate change which they have since crab-walked away from. Senator Joyce comes in here asking questions about other nations, and everyone in this chamber knows that it would not matter who legislated, it does not matter that President Obama is committed, it does not matter that the G8 have committed, it does not matter that the G20 have committed to action Senator Joyce would still say no because he is simply in denial on this issue.