Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Sorry, Mr Acting Deputy President. Senator Bernardi. Then, less than two years later, they voted for an almost identical scheme with almost identical—in fact, slightly more generous—assistance to the big polluters. That was a great deal! And now they want to tell us, 'I know we once stood with all the climate sceptics against a carbon price, but today we have to compromise and take a "better than nothing" approach.' This is the new Australian Greens. Mr President—Acting Deputy President—