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

Senator, I'm tempted to talk about who goes to which events and I'm tempted to talk about a shameful appearance by one of your members at a CFMEU rally with pictures of the Prime Minister. I think your judgement is sound, Senator Hanson-Young, and you would not have stood on that stage with those pictures. When it comes to the challenges on the environment—but also the overarching challenge, which is climate—we are serious about action on climate and on the environment, and we have taken action. We have taken action. We have ambitious targets, and we are committed to transitioning our economy. Unlike those opposite, we believe it is possible to have sensible environmental framework and continue economic growth. Unlike your party, we don't believe that we should be stopping economic growth. As always, it is up to Labor to chart the right course— (Time expired)