Nick Xenophon (SA, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

Very briefly, and with some reluctance, I cannot support the Greens amendments because I am concerned about the issue of the contractual arrangements in relation to the state governments. I think there is a real concern there. Whilst I understand the reservations of the Greens in respect of compensation, I think you do need to have a degree of compensation on a transitional basis to move from a high-carbon to a low-carbon economy. On the basis of those concerns, I cannot support these amendments.