Scott Morrison’s office says last night’s social media post making light of revelations he secretly held five additional portfolios while prime minister was all the doing of the now-Liberal backbencher, not a member of his social media team.
Here’s a taste of what Bowen had to say:
There is, of course, a strong case for action. Passenger cars make up almost 10 per cent of Australia’s CO2 emissions. So serious action on climate change does involve serious action on transport emissions. And as we’re all experiencing significant cost-of-living challenges ... giving Australians better options, more access, to cars which will never oblige them to lift a nozzle at a petrol station ever again is very good policy as well. A very good cost-of-living measure.
I can announce today that ... [a] consultation paper will include exploring options for the introduction of fuel efficiency standards. Apart from Russia, Australia is the only OECD country not to have or be in the process of developing fuel efficiency standards. The lack of standards in Australia is cited as one of the key factors impacting on the supply of EVs into Australia.
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