Ms GILLARD (Lalor—Prime Minister) (14:07): I say to the Leader of the Opposition: anger is no substitute for leadership and personal insults are no substitute for policy. I will be out and about around the nation next week, talking to Australians about a strong future for this country. I will be out and about talking about the challenge that climate change poses to the future of our nation. I accept the science. I will be out and about talking to Australians about the most efficient way of tackling carbon pollution. I accept the expert advice of economists. I will be talking to them— Mr Abbott: Mr Speaker, I raise a point of order on direct relevance. What about that word 'sorry', Prime Minister? The SPEAKER: The Leader of the Opposition knows that was not a point of order. He knows that there was a general warning. Mr Symon interjecting— The SPEAKER: He was a saved species already, member for Deakin, but I think that somebody might tell you what a general warning means. I simply say to the Leader of the Opposition that he is very lucky. I want to operate a chamber that can work and I am not sure that, if I were to take the appropriate action against him, we would have the chamber. My tolerance is at its complete limit. That was not a point of order, and I think that these types of actions should be quietened down. The Prime Minister has the call; she will be heard in silence. Ms GILLARD: I will be talking about the most efficient way of cutting carbon pollution, which is to put a price on carbon. I will be talking about how Prime Minister Howard believed that. I will be talking to Australian families about the cost-of-living pressures on their shoulders and, consequently, I will be explaining to them our plan to assist nine out of ten households through tax cuts and payment increases. I will be talking to Australian families about their rightful concern about job security. There is nothing more important to Australian families than having the benefits of— The SPEAKER: The Prime Minister will resume her seat. I am not running a commentary, but read the second part of the question and then come back to me at some stage and tell me why this response is not relevant or even directly relevant to that part. I am indicating to the Leader of the Opposition that the line has well and truly been met. The Prime Minister has the call and she will be heard in silence. Ms GILLARD: I understand that Australian families have legitimate concerns about job security. There is nothing more important to people than having the benefits of work. Consequently, I will be explaining to them how the carbon pricing package will protect Australian jobs today and ensure that our nation is prosperous and has the benefits of a clean-energy future. I will of course be speaking to Australians about any issue they want to raise with me. I suspect that they will want to raise issues with me about what was said during the election campaign, and I will be happy to answer their questions. I will be happy to explain to them that the carbon tax is temporary and that the emissions trading scheme is permanent. I will be happy to explain to them that I always wanted to achieve an emissions trading scheme for this nation, and we will. I will be happy to explain to them that we have got there via a different route than the one I foresaw at the election campaign, but we will seize that clean-energy future. I will be explaining to them that the Leader of the Opposition was a member of the Howard cabinet that authorised an emissions trading scheme. I will be explaining to them that the Leader of the Opposition has been in favour of an emissions trading scheme and in favour of a carbon tax. I will be explaining to them that he is now opposed to a carbon tax and he is now opposed to an emissions trading scheme. I will be explaining to them that that is not leadership. Leadership is about saying to the country that we have to chart the best course for the future. Leadership is about saying to the country that there are difficult things we need to do in order to do the right thing by our environment and by our economy for the future. I will be saying to the country that, as a nation, as a people we are up to doing this together. The time to do it is now. Our economy is strong, and while our economy is strong is the right time to be addressing a major reform. Nothing hard gets easier because you leave it in the too-hard basket, so I will be explaining to them that, as Prime Minister, I intend to lead this nation through this difficult reform. It will strengthen us for the future and we will get it done.