Published.
February 09, 2020 17: 18:23
The Federal Opposition has actually implicated the Coalition of opening the door to subsidising new coal-fired power stations, as rogue Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce argued cutting carbon emissions was being prioritised ahead of cost effective power.
Key points:
- Deputy Labor leader Richard Marles argues the Union is preparing to fund brand-new coal projects in a bid to satisfy conservative backbencher
- Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce thinks anyone speaking up against coal is being hypocritical, seeing as Australia exports it around the world
- The Greens state Labor is abstaining in declining to dismiss blocking new coal projects
The Federal Government revealed $6 million would be spent on 2 feasibility studies for new choose