Ian Macfarlane (Groom, Liberal Party, Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the member for Hinkler for his question and for his strong support of the coal industry in Central Queensland—and his support of the electricity industry, the alumina industry, the aluminium industry and all those other industries that he looks after in his electorate so well. Since the Prime Minister’s announcement in June 2004, the Low Emissions Technology Demonstration Fund has been a cornerstone of the Howard government’s climate change strategy. The Low Emissions Technology Demonstration Fund has delivered to date some $310 million to five cutting-edge low-emission projects, including of course some $175 million already put on the table for low-emission coal technologies.

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