Chris Evans (WA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Month after month they have come in here and said, 'A price on carbon will destroy jobs.' Well, tell me. It is nothing like Campbell Newman. All the lobbying says jobs will grow, but Campbell Newman is going to sack 14,000 people. So there are no questions about climate change, no questions about jobs and no questions about taxes on mining companies today, because the hypocrisy— (Time expired)

Honourable senators interjecting—