Murray Watt (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Northern Australia) Share this | Hansard source

Labor strongly supports the transition to low-emissions vehicles. We've announced our own electric car discount, which will cut more than $200 million in inefficient taxes from battery, electric and fuel cell cars. But the reality is that most of Australia's fleet and many other sectors, such as agriculture and aviation, remain reliant on fuel. The payment that the Greens party is seeking to disallow is designed to ensure the operation of Australia's two remaining refineries until at least 2027. The government introduced the payment too late, after half of Australia's refineries had announced their closures. Nonetheless it is a welcome measure to improve our fuel security, and Labor supported the legislation under which this rule has been made. Unlike the Greens party, Labor understands the importance of fuel security for Australia and will therefore not support this motion.