Jacqui Lambie (Tasmania, Jacqui Lambie Network) Share this | Hansard source

I'm supportive of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Cross-boundary Greenhouse Gas Titles and Other Measures) Bill 2019 and the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2019, but I just want to make a quick point about hydrogen gas projects in the country. The explanatory memorandum for these bills says that they will support two related projects in Victoria that will use coal and carbon capture and storage to export liquid hydrogen to Japan. The federal government has apparently tipped in around $150 million to get these two projects off the ground. Clearly, the government is pretty interested in getting the ball rolling on this one. I mean to say, this is the first thing we've been asked to look at after months of parliament being shut down. That's all well and good for Victoria, and good on you. I'm not going to get in the way of it. I can tell you that much right now.

Debate adjourned.