Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

I thank Senator Grogan for the supplementary question. Yes, I can. Support from senators to help pass the safeguard mechanism reforms has been widely welcomed, including from the Australian Conservation Foundation, the Australian Industry Group, the Climate Council and the Business Council. The Business Council said these reforms were tough but achievable, and we think that's right. We have a policy which is ambitious but achievable, and the work that has gone into getting that balance right and seeking support from this chamber has been considerable. Mr Innes Willox of the Australian Industry Group said:

… industry will view the announced deal with some relief that pragmatism and reasonable compromise have prevailed. Now business and government have to get on with the large task of implementing this reform and supporting transformative investments in industry.

It's a sensible response to good, sensible policy reform that those opposite have rejected and disengaged from for over a decade now.