Hunt plays the long game on his glaringly obvious emissions trading scheme | Lenore Taylor

Minister keeps up attack on Labor's 'carbon tax' to placate Coalition climate change sceptics, all the while ensuring the machinery is in place for his own ETS

For years Greg Hunt has been suggesting different things to different people about his climate policy. This week he was almost caught out.

Most people who understand how it works - environmentalists, business leaders, analysts - know the Coalition's Direct Action policy cannot meet Australia's promised long-term greenhouse gas reductions exactly as it stands. For years Hunt has reassured them - don't worry, the framework is there.