Nick McKim (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

They were dragged, kicking and screaming into action on a price on carbon by the Australian Greens, and both Senator Cameron and Senator McAllister know that full well. As I said, I'll check the Hansard, but the point that I recall making is that the ALP hasn't contributed to the debate around nationalising some infrastructure that is currently in private hands. If Senator McAllister or Senator Cameron or anyone else wants to correct me on that, I'm happy to be corrected, but I haven't noticed Labor out advocating for the nationalisation of transmission infrastructure, for example, as the Australian Greens have. That's the accusation that I recall making. I don't want to get into a tit for tat here, but I think you'll find that Senator McAllister has just engaged in what we should these days call a straw person argument and has torn down and trampled all over a straw person, because, in fact, the things she was objecting to that she claims I had said I actually didn't say. With regard to these amendments, I think it's an indication of maturity from the government to accept the recommendations of the joint standing committee, and these amendments will be supported by the Australian Greens.