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
8:25 pm
Doug Cameron (NSW, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source
Senator Cormann is doing exactly what we would expect from him. The Liberals have elected an extremist leader today and Senator Cormann is part of the extreme group in this Senate who want to ensure that we do not tackle climate change.
What we are hearing from Senator Cormann is typical of the Liberal Party in this country. They are now a group of extremists, run by extremists, taking extremist positions on a whole range of legislation. It will not simply be the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme—the working families of Australia will need to look at what this opposition is doing.
With the CPRS, we are taking every step that is right and proper to ensure that Australia plays its part in reducing carbon pollution around the world. The Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme is a—
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