Linda Reynolds (WA, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

Those opposite may want to interject, but that is a fact. That is a demonstrable fact. I will say it again for the benefit of those here. We are currently ahead of our 2020 target by over 28 million tonnes, and we are well on track for our 2030 objectives. Despite all of the rhetoric and all of the marches and demonstrations they organise, the fact is that our policies are working.

Our target, unlike that of those opposite, is responsible. Our focus is on direct action—not talking about making changes. We are getting out in the Australian community, the Australian environment and the economy and implementing policies that actually work. In fact, the target we are taking this week to the Paris climate talks is, per capita, the second highest and second most ambitious of any G20 country. You might shake your head over there, Senator Lines, but it is true.