I’m not across it: Lib candidate on direct action
Liberal candidate for Wakefield Tom Zorich says he doesn’t know how the Coalition’s alternative to Labor’s carbon policy will work.
The Coalition has committed to removing the carbon tax and replacing it with a “direct action” policy.
Asked about direct action last night during a pre-election debate with sitting Wakefield MP Nick Champion telecast by Sky News, Zorich said he wasn’t across the policy.
“I’m not across all those issues,” he said during the debate at the Playford Civic Centre. “As a candidate and a businessman I’m not across everything. I’m sorry Peter, I haven’t got much to tell you about that.”
In a short clip of the debate, posted by Sky News, Zorich tells moderator Peter van Onselen he didn’t know how direct action works because he’s in a different “sphere” to Champion.
“I haven’t got an answer for you here.
“I will say to you, as being a candidate, I’m here to offer myself as a person that represents this area and this electorate. I’m in a different sphere to where Nick Champion is. I will say to you know I don’t have across all the issues, Peter, and I’ll leave it at that.”
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The Coalition’s Direct Action policy will use a competitive tender process to pay polluters to reduce their emissions.
The policy also calls for a 15,000-strong “green army” to work on conservation projects, and supports soil carbon abatement schemes in which carbon is stored in farmland.
According to his profile on the Liberal Party’s website, Zorich is the former chairman of the Central District Football Club and a small business owner in Wakefield.
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