Senator LUNDY (Australian Capital Territory—Minister Assisting for Industry and Innovation, Minister for Multicultural Affairs and Minister for Sport) (14:24): First of all, I would like to be absolutely clear about one thing, and that is that the carbon price introduced last year is working extremely well. The carbon pollution in our National Electricity Market fell by 10 million tonnes— Opposition senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! Senator Lundy, resume your seat. I remind those on my left that when there is silence we will proceed. It is Senator Milne's question; she is entitled to hear the answer. Senator Ludwig: Mr President, I rise on a point of order. The question went to Senator Lundy couched as a climate change question. But if it is a question about ARENA it does fall within my portfolio of resources. As the question unfolded, it seemed to go more to ARENA than to a climate change question. Be that as it may, Senator Lundy is certainly answering the question. But I will just make the point that in future if questions are about ARENA and not climate change then they should come to me. The PRESIDENT: I understood the question was directed to Senator Lundy. I understand Senator Lundy is in the process of answering the question. If the question should be directed otherwise in the future, that will be taken note of and that will be something that can be worked out by others behind the scenes. Senator LUNDY: A lower price means that the cost impact of the carbon price on households and industry is also projected to be lower from 2015. Key elements of the plan were designed to move in line with changes in the carbon price, and this remains the case. The government has taken the revised revenue estimates into account in making adjustments to the priority and timing of clean energy and related expenditure to ensure the Clean Energy Future package is budget neutral. These adjustments are modest. But, in relation to ARENA, the government is fully committed to ARENA and to improving the competitiveness of renewable energy technologies in Australia. With over $3 billion of funding still available, the government has decided to re-profile a small portion of ARENA's funding to better fit with its investment plan and funding strategy on advice from the ARENA board. This re-profiling will extend funding for ARENA for an additional two years, until 2021-22. We have also increased departmental funding for ARENA in 2013-14 to further bolster the organisation's capacity and ensure it has the appropriate staffing to deliver project investment. When ARENA was established, $200 million from the Education Investment Fund rounds for Solar Flagships was earmarked for investment in solar energy projects. The government has decided to reduce that allocation by $159.1 million. This funding is managed by the Department of Industry, Innovation, Climate Change, Science, Research and Tertiary Education and was never under ARENA's direct control. (Time expired)