Catryna Bilyk (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

That is exactly right, Senator Nash. I saw other senators yesterday doing the same sort of thing and then throughout question time I saw the same sort of thing. The dramatics of the situation from your side do not change the fact that we need to have a carbon price. It is the right thing to do for the economy. As has been mentioned on numerous occasions, a fixed priced for the first three to five years will help to provide certainty with carbon pricing.

Senator Wong spoke about facts earlier today and I interjected—but, unfortunately, it was not heard—but it is the facts versus the fiction. The fiction comes from those on the other side. Our side has evidence based science to back up our arguments; all your side has is dramatic technique, which you think might help win the day. I do not know what school the other side sends their senators to for dramatic technique but, really, it is overkill.