Shadow Climate Change and Energy Minister Ted O’Brien says no modelling has been done on the safeguard mechanism reform, which Labor thinks is its “signature policy”.
“It will drive up prices for consumers, and it puts both jobs and businesses at risk,” Mr O’Brien told Sky News Australia.
“To think that you would take your signature policy – changing climate and energy in this country – to the parliament without having done the modelling is absolutely reckless.
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