Labor must hold the line on its key emissions policy
The safeguard mechanism surely deserves a better name. The clunky title conveys nothing to Australians of its importance as the centrepiece of the government’s carbon strategy.
The Coalition’s regrettable refusal to back from opposition the emissions safeguard mechanism that it created in government once again saddles Labor with the Greens and their demands for climate perfection.
The Greens and their independent allies want no new coal or gas developments, appealing to green-tinged and teal-leaning inner-city electorates where Labor may be vulnerable one day.
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