QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Senator GALLAGHER (Australian Capital Territory—Minister for Finance, Minister for the Public Service, Minister for Women, Minister for Government Services and Manager of Government Business in the Senate) (14:18): I thank Senator Waters for the question, and I acknowledge this is a long-held view of the Greens political party on the diesel fuel tax rebate. Our tax policies have been outlined in the budget papers.

The ones that we have focused on in this budget have been around doing tax reform—big tax reform—in the areas of negative gearing, capital gains tax and trust reform. In terms of all of those other areas that Senator Waters identifies around climate, around energy and indeed around fuel, our focus has been on implementing our climate policies and seeing the big change that we're seeing across our economy and actually delivering that, which we are doing.

We're not only supporting jobs across the economy but also putting downward pressure on energy bills, and we'll continue to focus on that. We'll continue to engage in discussions as we need to in this place. It has been a long-held view of the Greens to end that rebate.

The government has a different view. We have not changed our view on that. In relation to energy, in relation to climate, in relation to renewables—I mean, look at what's happening in terms of renewable energy in this country.

It's reducing our reliance on fossil fuels. This government is focused on delivering the change that will power a renewable energy future in this country. That's the work that Minister Bowen and other ministers are focused on, and we are seeing that change happen.

This government welcomes that, and we will continue to work across the board to make sure we can deliver the transformation that's required across the economy. The PRESIDENT: Senator Waters, first supplementary?