Senate debates
Monday, 30 November 2009
Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill 2009 [No. 2]; Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009 [No. 2]; Australian Climate Change Regulatory Authority Bill 2009 [No. 2]; Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Charges — Customs) Bill 2009 [No. 2]; Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Charges — Excise) Bill 2009 [No. 2]; Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Charges — General) Bill 2009 [No. 2]; Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS Fuel Credits) Bill 2009 [No. 2]; Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS Fuel Credits) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009 [No. 2]; Excise Tariff Amendment (Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme) Bill 2009 [No. 2]; Customs Tariff Amendment (Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme) Bill 2009 [No. 2]; Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Amendment (Household Assistance) Bill 2009 [No. 2]
In Committee
5:53 pm
Bob Brown (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source
They are getting $4 billion dollars that they were not getting last week, but, under an arrangement with the coalition, they are getting it this week. It is an arrangement that the coalition is now not supporting, but the government nevertheless wants to give $4 billion, on top of $16 billion which was already there, to the coal producers. That is just crazy. It is a Rudd government excess and abuse of proper governance. It was done to seal a deal with the opposition. Although that deal does not exist anymore, this cuckoo-land process of the government is going ahead with it regardless. The Greens will not be supporting that.
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