The federal government will structure the first fortnight of parliament to satisfy demands by teal independents that they will be able to join the climate debate.
she and her fellow teals would be disempowered if they were unable to participate in the debate.
“The first week of parliament will largely consist of the introduction of legislation and first speeches,” he said. The teal independents, all of whom went to the election demanding a 2030 emissions reduction target of up to 70 per cent, won six hitherto-safe seats from the Liberal Party.They have swollen the ranks of the lower house crossbench to 16 but because Labor has 77 seats, which will be a bare majority of 76 once it appoints the Speaker, it will not need the vote of any of the crossbench in the lower house.
On Monday, the six teals and Warringah independent MP Zali Steggall presented a list of demands to Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen which included a ratchet mechanism to unambiguously stipulate that the 43 per cent target was a floor not a ceiling.
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