Environment and Water Minister Tanya Plibersek says the Greens are “self-righteous” and instead should support the Safeguard Mechanism.
“Those sitting up there in that corner should not make the same mistake they made in 2009, when they voted with
Tony Abbott and Barnaby Joyce to block action on climate change,” Ms Plibersek said during Question Time on Monday.
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