Patrick Dodson (WA, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Assistant Minister for Reconciliation) Share this | Hansard source

I'll speak a few words in relation to this motion. Labor will not be supporting this referral as written. Labor believes this is an important issue and proposed sensible changes to the Greens which would have allowed us to support a referral to the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee. As always, though, the Greens were more interested in trying to make a political point than they were in finding solutions to the challenges facing Australia.

Labor firmly believes in the future of electric vehicles and the need to progress our economy to net zero emissions by 2050. As the only party of government with a serious interest in addressing climate change, Labor will continue to be open to engaging across the parliament regarding these important issues. We encourage other parties to take the same approach.