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

As I was saying, I do not understand why the opposition finds this such a controversial proposition. I think the Vice President's advocacy for action on climate change is well known. He has, like many people around the world and many people in Australia have, looked at the science and come to the view that it is very important that this generation take responsibility, given the short space of time in which we can reduce the risk for future generations.