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

The minister for the environment is working with people across this parliament around reforms to that piece of legislation. I have no doubt that that will play out, as it will, in this chamber and the other place. But I would say that it's a much better position to be in to deal with the effects of climate change if we have agreement across the parliament. The biggest threat to the work we're doing now and to reducing the impact of a warming climate is sitting right in front of you, opposing fuel efficiency standards, opposing renewable energy projects and opposing energy bill relief—opposing all the measures we take. If 10 years of climate wars has proved one thing to anybody outside this place it is that when this parliament works together we can get some things done, and we can make steps in the right direction. (Time expired)