Senate debates

Thursday, 16 August 2018

Motions

Energy

5:48 pm

Photo of Janet RiceJanet Rice (Victoria, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

If this motion is an indication from Labor that they oppose the government's renewables-destroying National Energy Guarantee, the Greens welcome it. As this motion points out, the NEG would lock in no action on climate change for 10 years. It now includes a giant slush fund for coal. But I say to Labor that words aren't enough. For all Senator Cameron's words, I note that, in his contribution he didn't actually say that Labor would vote against the NEG. Labor, you must vote against the NEG when it comes before the House of Representatives. The future of the policy, which this motion rightly criticises, is in the hands of the Labor Party. The Greens are opposing it. The coal huggers led by Tony Abbott, who the policy has been written for—

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