Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Finance and Deregulation) Share this | Hansard source

In relation to the first part of that question, I have answered that by indicating that it is for the Treasurer to make this announcement. In relation to the second part of the question, those on the other side have engaged in the most shameless scare campaign. They have a leader who rocks up to a coalmine and says, 'This is the end of the coal industry.' Wrong. We have Senator Birmingham now coming in here advocating against a carbon price when he previously advocated for one. We have those on the other side running around telling Australians the sky is going to fall in if we price carbon, just as John Howard promised to price carbon prior to the 2007 election. It is absolute hypocrisy and a shameless fear campaign from those opposite, and history will judge those opposite very harshly. (Time expired)