Safeguard Mechanism: Everything You Need to Know
On Monday, Greens leader Adam Bandt announced that a deal had been reached with the government to pass Safeguard Mechanism with some key amendments.
Richard Denniss is just back from Parliament House to help explain the deal and what it means for Australia’s emissions.
This was recorded on Monday 27th March 2023 and things may have changed since recording.
The Australia Institute // @theAusInstitute
Guest:
Richard Denniss, Executive Director, the Australia Institute // @RDNS_TAI
Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director, the Australia Institute // @ebony_bennett
Producer: Jennifer Macey // @jennifermacey
Edited by: Emily Perkins
Theme Music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by Blue Dot Sessions
Between the Lines Newsletter
The biggest stories and the best analysis from the team at the Australia Institute, delivered to your inbox every fortnight.
You might also like
SA’s political donation ban ambitious, but must safeguard diversity of voices
The Malinauskas Government’s electoral amendment bill could represent a potential paradigm shift in South Australian politics, but risks adverse outcomes unless carefully tested in a parliamentary inquiry.
Dutton’s Gone Fission | Between the Lines
This edition: Telstra cans Climate Active, super tax concessions and the ‘odd couple’
Labor’s safeguard mechanism does more to save the fossil fuel industry than it does the planet
The enormous PEP-11 gas project off Sydney’s northern beaches is back in the headlines and the timing couldn’t be worse for a federal Labor government trying to rush a new climate policy through the parliament; a policy that does nothing to stop new gas and coalmines being built and doesn’t even stop major polluters increasing their emissions. Labor’s Madeline King must now remake the decision made by our undercover resources minister, Scott Morrison.