Jess Walsh (Victoria, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction, Senator Birmingham. Yesterday in Senate question time the minister said, 'The government is not funding a new coal-fired power station.' Former resources minister Senator Canavan has been reported as interjecting: 'Not yet'. Will the minister rule out appeasing the latest tantrum from Nationals like Senator Canavan by providing taxpayer's money for new coal-fired power generation?