Former opposition leader Malcolm Turnbull has savaged the Coalition's direct action plan to combat climate change as a "recipe for fiscal recklessness".

Giving his first parliamentary speech since losing the Liberal leadership in December, Mr Turnbull indicated he would cross the floor to vote with Labor when a vote was taken on the carbon pollution reduction scheme.

Mr Turnbull was scathing of the Coalition's new direct-action policy, which aims to provide financial incentives to industry for reducing carbon emissions.

"We all know ... that industry and businesses attended by an army of lobbyists are particularly persuasive and all too effective at getting their sticky fingers into the taxpayer's pocket," he told Parliament today.10. Kurt Zouma

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Club: Saint-Etienne

Age: 18

Position: Centre-Back

French defender Kurt Zouma was fast tracked through the Saint-Etienne youth setup once he arrived at the club as a 15-year-old—such was his natural ability and physical dominance over those in his age group.

Having just turned 18, Zouma is now an established regular in the Ligue 1 side's starting XI, and he's likely to follow in the footsteps of Raphael Varane in earning a move to one of Europe's finest in the near future.

If his career even half lives up to his potential, his is an apt name that we'll be talking about for a long time to come.

9. Koke

Spanish midfielder Koke has been on a run of golden form in La Liga recently as his club, Atletico Madrid, continues