Ms GILLARD (Lalor—Prime Minister) (14:34): The best policy for Australia is putting a price on carbon. Ever since I have understood the science of climate change, I have believed that and that is what we have done. I refer the Leader of the Opposition to my statements during the 2010 campaign about the need to put a price on carbon, and we have. But if the Leader of the Opposition wants to get into this game then how does he explain his statement: We don't want to play games with the planet. So we are taking this issue seriously and we would like to see an ETS … How does he possibly justify his months and months and months of reckless fear campaigning with that statement? How does he possibly justify that he went to the 2007 election as a member of the Howard government standing on a platform of an emissions trading scheme? And he sits amongst colleagues who are all— Mr Abbott: Madam Speaker, I rise on a point order. I asked the Prime Minister to justify her statement and I suggest she should answer that particular question. The SPEAKER: The Prime Minister has the call. Ms GILLARD: To the Leader of the Opposition, I spoke in the 2010 campaign about pricing carbon. We have priced carbon and we have priced carbon in accordance with the policy prescriptions and belief of the Howard government, which is why I can stand here and quote the Leader of the Opposition in support and why I can quote so many of the other frontbench members in support because that was in the days that they actually stood for pricing carbon rather than playing this ridiculous, reckless and ultimately silly fear campaign. The SPEAKER: Is the member for Flinders seeking leave to table a document? Mr Hunt: I am indeed. Actually, I am seeking to table the Prime Minister's statement of three years ago. The SPEAKER: Is leave granted? Mr Albanese: No. I have already tabled the thesis!