Turnbull dumps emissions legislation to stop rebels crossing the floor
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has done a backflip on his proposal to put the emission reduction target into legislation, in the face of rebel backbenchers threatening to cross the floor.
The new plan is for the energy target – a 26% reduction to carbon dioxide emissions for the electricity sector – to be set by an executive order of...
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