Saturday 25 March 2017

Australian Senate "Energy Motion": Government has had no choice but to walk away from funding coal-fired power stations

HANSARD

Senator DI NATALE (VictoriaLeader of the Australian Greens) (16:59): I move:
That the Senate—
(a) notes that the Government has had no choice but to walk away from funding coal-fired power stations as they now look to invest in storage technologies to support the unstoppable potential of clean energy;
(b) acknowledges that thermal coal is in structural decline and has no long-term future in Australia; and
(c) urges the Government to implement a just transition plan for the benefit of coal workers, before it is too late.

The Senate divided. [17:05]

(The President—Senator Parry)
DIVISION:AYES 31 (2 majority) NOES 29 PAIRS 6
AYESNOESPAIRS
Bilyk, CLCameron, DN
Chisholm, ACollins, JMA
Dastyari, SDi Natale, R
Dodson, PGallacher, AM
Gallagher, KRGriff, S
Hanson-Young, SCKakoschke-Moore, S
Ketter, CRLines, S
Ludlam, SMarshall, GM
McCarthy, MMcKim, NJ
Moore, CMO'Neill, DM
Polley, HPratt, LC
Rhiannon, LRice, J
Siewert, RSingh, LM
Sterle, GUrquhart, AE (teller)
Watt, MWhish-Wilson, PS
Xenophon, N
Abetz, EBack, CJ
Bernardi, CBirmingham, SJ
Burston, BBushby, DC (teller)
Canavan, MJCash, MC
Duniam, JFawcett, DJ
Fierravanti-Wells, CHanson, P
Hinch, DHume, J
Leyonhjelm, DEMacdonald, ID
McGrath, JMcKenzie, B
O'Sullivan, BParry, S
Paterson, JPayne, MA
Reynolds, LRoberts, M
Ruston, AScullion, NG
Seselja, ZSinodinos, A
Smith, D
Brown, CLGeorgiou, P
Carr, KJBrandis, GH
Kitching, KCormann, M
McAllister, JRyan, SM
Waters, LJWilliams, JR
Wong, PNash,
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Well done to all the Senators who supported this motion it is fantastic!
The Worker

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