Greens leader Adam Bandt has opened the door to voting for Labor’s climate targets and then waging a separate battle against fossil fuels.
, while opening the door to voting for Labor’s climate targets and then waging a separate battle against fossil fuels.
At this stage, just one lower house moderate, Bridget Archer, is seriously threatening to cross the floor. “There may be a range of ways this could be achieved, and they should all be explored. What matters most is the outcome, not the embroidery.” “We won’t be implementing that policy. That’s the policy of the Greens. No doubt they will be pursuing that,” he said.“That’s not the policy of the Labor Party, and we won’t be supporting it because that would have a devastating impact on our economy.”He argued Australia was responsible for its emissions while countries that chose to buy Australia’s commodities were responsible for theirs.
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