George Brandis (Queensland, Liberal Party, Shadow Attorney-General) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. Is the minister aware that the Brisbane City Council is one of Australia's greenest local authorities, having halved its carbon footprint since 2000 through direct action and other practical initiatives such as planting two million new trees and fully offsetting the emissions of its entire vehicle fleet? Does the Brisbane City Council's experience demonstrate the superiority and cost-effectiveness of direct action rather than a great new big tax based on a lie?