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Govt obsessed with bankrolling coal: Bandt | Sky News AustraliaGreens MP Adam Bandt says the government's decision to withdraw its divestitures bill from parliament shows it is 'wedded to bankrolling' coal.\n\nThe Coalition's bill gives the government power to force the divestment of energy companies if they are found to have misused their market power.\n\nThe bill was revoked by the Coalition after the Greens sought to make amendments that would prevent public money being used to fund coal-fired power plants.\n\nMr Bandt has told Sky News the decision shows 'climate deniers are still running the government.'\n\n \nImage: NCA\n
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Medivac bill passes Senate | Sky News AustraliaThe Senate has passed the Medivac bill 36-34, ensuring that it will soon become law. \n\nA coalition of Labor, Greens, Centre Alliance and crossbench senators voted in favour of passing the bill.\n\nThe controversial legislation gives doctors a greater say in allowing sick asylum seekers to be transferred to Australia for treatment\n\n\n
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Medivac bill to become law | Sky News AustraliaThe Senate has passed the Medivac bill 36-34, ensuring that it will soon become law. \n\nThe Coalition and other conservative senators opposed the legislation, while Labor, the Greens, Tim Storer, Derryn Hinch and Centre Alliance all vote in favour.\n\nThe controversial legislation gives doctors a greater say in allowing sick asylum seekers to be transferred to Australia for treatment.\n\n\nImage: News Corp Australia
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Coalition at odds on 'big stick' energy policy | Sky News AustraliaThe Coalition is facing further internal turmoil, with the Deputy Nationals leader at odds with a senior cabinet minister over when the government's divestiture policy will be put to parliament.\n\nBridget McKenzie says the bill will be introduced in the April budget sitting, while Finance Minister Mathias Cormann has told Sky News the government intends to take it to the election.\n\nThe 'big stick' legislation seeks to force energy companies to lower power prices and gives the government the jurisdiction to force the divestment of energy companies if they are found to have misused their market power.\n\nPrime Minister Scott Morrison shelved the legislation on Thursday after the Greens attached an amendment that would have banned the use of federal funds to underwrite a new coal-fired power station.\n\n\nImage: News Corp Australia
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Labor's opposition to the 'big stick bill' will drive up energy prices : Nationals MP | Sky News AustraliaFULL INTERVIEW: Nationals frontbencher Keith Pitt says the Coalition is determined to table its divestiture bill before the next election.\n\nThe government withdrew the legislation this week after the Greens moved to attach an amendment that would ban the use of federal funds to underwrite a new coal-fired power station.\n\nThe Coalition's 'big stick' divestiture policy is designed to crack down on energy providers convicted of misusing their market power and, in extreme cases, force the removal of assets in order to drive prices down.\n\nLabor has called the policy 'Venezuela-esque,' and say it will vote against the legislation.\n\nMr Pitt told Sky News the bill is 'important to National Party voters' and that it will be introduced to parliament before the next election.\n\nHe says Labor's stance risks driving up power prices.\n\n\n\n\n
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