Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Finance and Deregulation) Share this | Hansard source

The first part of that somewhat lengthy story of a question dealt with the Treasury modelling. As I have said a number of times in this place, the fundamental set of findings from that modelling shows that, with a carbon price, we can continue to grow our economy, increase jobs and reduce our carbon pollution from what it will grow to. That is what the Treasury modelling shows. One thing I will say for Senator Joyce is that he is at least being consistent on this. He has never supported it and he was a pretty big player in making sure that Mr Abbott became Leader of the Opposition.

In terms of the science of this, we on this side have a very simple proposition—that is, we think the scientists ought to be taken heed of.