After internal concerns were raised over Coalition position on crediting, opposition leader says he expects no one to break ranks
Peter Dutton has delivered a public warning to Liberal moderates, declaring he expects all MPs to toe the line and vote against the Albanese government’s planned overhaul of the safeguard mechanism.and disquiet in the Coalition party room, Dutton told journalists on Wednesday he expected no one to break ranks., introduced first by Tony Abbott, to help drive down pollution from Australia’s heavy emitters in a trajectory consistent with the government’s national climate targets for 2030 and 2050.
The first stage of the overhaul is allowing heavy emitters covered by the safeguard mechanism to buy carbon credits to help them meet their new obligations to cut pollution. Guardian Australia revealed on Wednesday that senior Liberal moderates Paul Fletcher and Simon Birmingham raised concern about the Coalition’s position on crediting during internal deliberations when it was clear the recommendation to shadow cabinet would be to oppose the bill.
As well as the pushback in the shadow cabinet during two discussions over the past fortnight, the Liberal senator Andrew Bragg also queried the wisdom of that landing point during a meeting of the Coalition party room on Tuesday.
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