Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Vice-President of the Executive Council) Share this | Hansard source

We are 'pulling our weight', to use the senator's form of words. Our government is committed to effective action on climate change. But we're pursuing effective action on climate change in a way that is economically responsible, which is precisely what the Australian people expect us to do.

As I'm on my feet, let me reflect on the fact that we are approaching the 10-year anniversary of the temporary coalition between the Liberal and National parties and the Greens. It's the 10-year anniversary of the Greens having joined with us to ensure that Labor's disastrous Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, which would have harmed our economy while leaving the environment worse off, was defeated. So the Greens have a proud track record in defeating government efforts along the lines that they now seem to be advocating for. We don't need to take any lectures from the Australian Greens. They're just playing politics— (Time expired)