THE Federal Government has landed a deal to pass changes to the country’s primary driver of carbon trading, with the Greens agreeing to a series of changes to Labor’s ‘safeguard mechanism’ amendments.
Labor has needed the support of The Greens and some members of the crossbench to pass the legislation through the senate. Today, The Greens said it has come to a deal with the government to vote for the amendments with some changes.
Originally created by the Tony Abbott-led Liberal Government, the safeguard mechanism sets a baseline target for the country’s emitters and requires…
