The anti-climate policy blowing a hole in Labor’s budget
Nour Haydar speaks with Adam Morton about why the government will hand out more than $10.8bn this financial year under a scheme that makes it cheaper for miners and other industries to use diesel and petrol
March 8, 202616m 32s
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Show Notes
This year, the Australian federal government will spend billions on a scheme that makes it cheaper for miners and other industries to use diesel and petrol. It’s known as the fuel tax credit scheme, and there are growing calls for it to be wound back. With the federal budget under pressure, Nour Haydar speaks with Adam Morton about the most costly anti-climate policy in the Australian government budget, working against efforts to cut emissions
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Australia newsClimate crisisAustralian politicsEnvironmentLabor partyMiningGreenhouse gas emissionsMiningTaxAustralian economy