Anthony Albanese has labelled Bill Shorten's decision to take a 45 per cent emissions reduction target to last year's election a 'mistake', suggesting he would make a commitment extending beyond 2030 | Gallo_Ways
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"Do an AFL analogy: it's a four-quarter game between 2019 and 2022, you're asking me how it will play out in the final quarter. You've got to know what the three-quarter time score is. The Coalition has set a target of 26-28 per cent below 2005 levels, but Prime Minister Scott Morrison this month said the government would look to “meet and beat” it.
The Opposition leader also said Australia's coal export industry was likely to continue for some. He said the controversial Adani coal mine in Queensland had received all of its environmental approvals and was going ahead. Asked whether Labor would "grandfather" the policy, Mr Albanese said: "I have a view about those things, but we'll have our processes."
He committed to matching spending announcements with commitments to recoup revenue, but hinted his tax agenda would be smaller than what the party took to the last election.
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