Angus Taylor (Hume, Liberal Party, Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction) Share this | Hansard source

On top of that, we've committed $192 million to additional programs, including investments in electric vehicle charging, hydrogen refuelling, microgrids for regional Australia, $20 million for new technologies for heavy vehicles and $47 million for energy efficiency in heavy industries—1,400 jobs from those programs. That new funding hasn't just been supported by ARENA; it has been supported by 20 different organisations, including the Business Council of Australia, the Ai Group, the National Farmers Federation, ClimateWorks and the Investor Group on Climate Change. But, sadly, it hasn't been supported by the Labor Party—not by the Labor Party—because yesterday the member for McMahon sought to out-green the Greens by opposing 1,400 jobs. But these are jobs for clean technologies!

Just last week he opposed 1,800 new jobs in the Hunter Valley, and he has committed Labor to opposing investment in electric vehicle charging, regional renewable energy and energy efficiency. In a few short months, the member for McMahon has been able to achieve what it took seven long years and three election losses for the member for Hindmarsh to achieve, and that is a deeply divided Labor Party that is turning its back on the workers of Australia. (Time expired)

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