Catryna Bilyk (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Brandis. When announcing Dr Finkel's clean energy target, Prime Minister Turnbull celebrated its 'technology-agnostic approach'. Today, exactly two years after Prime Minister Turnbull toppled former Prime Minister Tony Abbott, it's reported that Mr Abbott and up to nine of his backbench colleagues will cross the floor if their own government attempts to legislate an energy mix which includes renewables. Does the Prime Minister intend to back away from his commitment to a technology-agnostic mechanism or will he once again give in to the hard Right of his party room?