Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

We were going end the backyard barbeque and end the weekend. Give us a break. You are stuck in the past on this. You are nowhere near where most of the advanced economies in the world are. You are happy to have us where Mr Putin has Russia in terms of standards.

Let's remember what the car makers have said. You quoted Toyota. They said:

We want an emission standard that's basically ambitious, but also brings people on the journey and doesn't leave people behind, which is where we are—

The Toyota chief executive said: 'I think the amendments have been made. We think the amendments are a positive step forward.' Yes, there is work to do, and change sometimes actually requires work to be done. But we don't think where being Russia is on this is a good thing for Australia— (Time expired)