Repeal Net Zero

Current status

This bill did not become law and is no longer proceeding.

Policy area

Climate, energy & environment

What does this bill do?

The bill would repeal Australia’s national climate targets lawThe federal law that put Australia's emissions-reduction targets, including net zero by 2050, into legislation; this bill sought to repeal it., removing legislated net zeroA target to balance the greenhouse gases Australia releases with reductions or removals, so overall emissions reach zero by 2050. targets and links to the Paris AgreementThe international climate agreement that Australia has joined, used here as a reference point for Australia's national emissions targets..

Why was it introduced?

Australia’s net zeroA target to balance the greenhouse gases Australia releases with reductions or removals, so overall emissions reach zero by 2050. policy was said to be driving economic damage, higher living costs, industry closures, energy reliability problems, and opaque taxpayer-backed subsidies. Barnaby Joyce MP’s private bill repeals the Climate Change Act, Net Zero Economy AuthorityA federal body set up to help workers, communities and regions adjust as industries change during the move to lower emissions; the bill would abolish it., New Vehicle Efficiency StandardA federal scheme setting emissions-efficiency rules for new vehicles sold in Australia; the bill would repeal it., clean product certificationA certification scheme for proving how clean products such as hydrogen or other goods are, so buyers can see their emissions credentials; the bill would repeal it. laws, and related net zeroA target to balance the greenhouse gases Australia releases with reductions or removals, so overall emissions reach zero by 2050. references and emissions controls.

Broader context

Australia already had a national net zeroA target to balance the greenhouse gases Australia releases with reductions or removals, so overall emissions reach zero by 2050. policy architecture, including the Climate Change Act 2022The federal law that put Australia's emissions-reduction targets, including net zero by 2050, into legislation; this bill sought to repeal it. and later climate-related schemes, when Nationals MPs escalated a push in July 2025 to dump the target amid claims it was raising power prices, hurting regional communities and weakening industry. Barnaby Joyce MP responded with a private member’s repeal bill that became a focal point in the CoalitionThe federal political alliance between the Liberal Party and the Nationals, whose internal disagreement over net zero is part of this page's context.’s climate split, before the Nationals and then Liberals moved away from net zeroA target to balance the greenhouse gases Australia releases with reductions or removals, so overall emissions reach zero by 2050. and the bill was later removed from the Notice PaperThe official daily list of business before the House of Representatives; removal from it ended this bill's recorded progress..

Key criticism

Critics said the bill would take away Australia’s legislated climate targets and key emissions rules, leaving the country less able to cut pollution, attract clean-energy investment and respond to worsening climate damage. Labor and crossbench opponents raised the strongest objections, while supporters of the bill argued net zeroA target to balance the greenhouse gases Australia releases with reductions or removals, so overall emissions reach zero by 2050. itself was the economic problem.

Who supported it?

Barnaby Joyce MP introduced this bill. Speeches supporting it came from LNP, Nationals, Liberal Party.

Introduced in House 28 July 2025
Failed in House 30 June 2026
Did not reach Senate
Did not become law

Did it become law?

No

The bill did not complete passage through Parliament.

Final passage

No final passage

The bill has not completed passage and is no longer proceeding.

Time before failure

337 days

From introduction to the final recorded step before the bill stopped proceeding

Official record

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Parliament of Australia bill page

What does this bill do?

  1. The bill would repeal Australia’s national climate targets lawThe federal law that put Australia's emissions-reduction targets, including net zero by 2050, into legislation; this bill sought to repeal it., removing legislated net zeroA target to balance the greenhouse gases Australia releases with reductions or removals, so overall emissions reach zero by 2050. targets and links to the Paris AgreementThe international climate agreement that Australia has joined, used here as a reference point for Australia's national emissions targets..

  2. The bill would abolish the Net Zero Economy AuthorityA federal body set up to help workers, communities and regions adjust as industries change during the move to lower emissions; the bill would abolish it. and repeal clean product certificationA certification scheme for proving how clean products such as hydrogen or other goods are, so buyers can see their emissions credentials; the bill would repeal it. and related charging laws under Future Made in AustraliaA federal policy package and laws aimed at supporting Australian clean-energy and low-emissions industries; the bill would remove several net zero links in it..

  3. The bill would repeal the New Vehicle Efficiency StandardA federal scheme setting emissions-efficiency rules for new vehicles sold in Australia; the bill would repeal it., ending that federal law’s rules for vehicle emissions efficiency.

  4. The bill would remove net zeroA target to balance the greenhouse gases Australia releases with reductions or removals, so overall emissions reach zero by 2050. references from Export Finance AustraliaThe Australian Government's export credit agency, which helps finance Australian export businesses and overseas projects; the bill would remove net zero references from its law. laws and the Future Made in AustraliaA federal policy package and laws aimed at supporting Australian clean-energy and low-emissions industries; the bill would remove several net zero links in it. Act.

  5. The bill would remove the Safeguard MechanismA federal emissions control scheme that sets pollution limits for large industrial facilities; the bill would remove it through changes to reporting law., which limits emissions from major industrial facilities, by changing national greenhouse and energy reporting law.

Show source excerpts
  1. The Climate Change Act 2022 is repealed by item 1 of Schedule 1.
    Repeal Net Zero explanatory memorandum
  2. The Future Made in Australia (Guarantee of Origin) Act 2024 is repealed by item 2 of Schedule 1.
    Repeal Net Zero explanatory memorandum
  3. The New Vehicle Efficiency Standard Act 2024 is repealed by item 5 of Schedule 1.
    Repeal Net Zero explanatory memorandum
  4. Items 6 to 13 of Schedule 1 remove references to net zero from the Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Act 1991.
    Repeal Net Zero explanatory memorandum
  5. Items 27 to 51 of Schedule 1 have the effect of removing the Safeguard Mechanism by making the necessary amendments to the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007.
    Repeal Net Zero explanatory memorandum

Broader context for this bill

Australia already had a national net zeroA target to balance the greenhouse gases Australia releases with reductions or removals, so overall emissions reach zero by 2050. policy architecture, including the Climate Change Act 2022The federal law that put Australia's emissions-reduction targets, including net zero by 2050, into legislation; this bill sought to repeal it. and later climate-related schemes, when Nationals MPs escalated a push in July 2025 to dump the target amid claims it was raising power prices, hurting regional communities and weakening industry. Barnaby Joyce MP responded with a private member’s repeal bill that became a focal point in the CoalitionThe federal political alliance between the Liberal Party and the Nationals, whose internal disagreement over net zero is part of this page's context.’s climate split, before the Nationals and then Liberals moved away from net zeroA target to balance the greenhouse gases Australia releases with reductions or removals, so overall emissions reach zero by 2050. and the bill was later removed from the Notice PaperThe official daily list of business before the House of Representatives; removal from it ended this bill's recorded progress..

  1. 2022

    Australia legislates national climate targets

    The Climate Change Act 2022The federal law that put Australia's emissions-reduction targets, including net zero by 2050, into legislation; this bill sought to repeal it. put Australia’s emissions-reduction and net zeroA target to balance the greenhouse gases Australia releases with reductions or removals, so overall emissions reach zero by 2050. commitments into national law, creating the central target that the repeal bill later sought to remove.

    Repeal Net Zero explanatory memorandum ↗
  2. 23 July 2025

    Nationals push to dump net zeroA target to balance the greenhouse gases Australia releases with reductions or removals, so overall emissions reach zero by 2050. begins publicly

    SBS reported that a fresh push to abandon Australia’s net zeroA target to balance the greenhouse gases Australia releases with reductions or removals, so overall emissions reach zero by 2050. targets had been launched from within the Nationals while both CoalitionThe federal political alliance between the Liberal Party and the Nationals, whose internal disagreement over net zero is part of this page's context. parties were meeting to settle a new climate policy.

    SBS News ↗
  3. 28 July 2025

    Barnaby Joyce MP introduces the repeal bill

    Barnaby Joyce MP introduced the private member’s bill and argued in his second reading speech that net zeroA target to balance the greenhouse gases Australia releases with reductions or removals, so overall emissions reach zero by 2050. was not changing the climate but was raising costs, damaging manufacturing and dividing regional communities.

    Hansard ↗
  4. 25 Aug 2025

    Repeal bill becomes a parliamentary focus of the climate split

    ABC reported that the bill would be debated in parliament after the Queensland LNP branch voted to scrap its net zero by 2050A target to balance the greenhouse gases Australia releases with reductions or removals, so overall emissions reach zero by 2050. commitment, sharpening pressure on the federal CoalitionThe federal political alliance between the Liberal Party and the Nationals, whose internal disagreement over net zero is part of this page's context.’s climate position.

    ABC News ↗
  5. 02 Nov 2025

    Nationals formally abandon net zero by 2050A target to balance the greenhouse gases Australia releases with reductions or removals, so overall emissions reach zero by 2050.

    ABC reported that the Nationals had formally abandoned the commitment to reach net zeroA target to balance the greenhouse gases Australia releases with reductions or removals, so overall emissions reach zero by 2050. emissions by 2050, with David Littleproud proposing to tie emissions-reduction efforts to the OECDA group of mostly wealthy democracies used here as a benchmark for comparing emissions-reduction efforts. average and focus on adaptation.

    ABC News ↗
  6. 14 Nov 2025

    Liberals sign off on ditching net zeroA target to balance the greenhouse gases Australia releases with reductions or removals, so overall emissions reach zero by 2050.

    ABC reported that Liberal moderates were split after the party signed off on a compromise climate policy that abandoned net zero by 2050A target to balance the greenhouse gases Australia releases with reductions or removals, so overall emissions reach zero by 2050., leaving senior Liberals and Nationals to negotiate a joint CoalitionThe federal political alliance between the Liberal Party and the Nationals, whose internal disagreement over net zero is part of this page's context. position.

    ABC News ↗
  7. 30 June 2026

    Bill is removed from the Notice PaperThe official daily list of business before the House of Representatives; removal from it ended this bill's recorded progress.

    The parliamentary record shows the Repeal Net ZeroA target to balance the greenhouse gases Australia releases with reductions or removals, so overall emissions reach zero by 2050. Bill 2025 was removed from the Notice PaperThe official daily list of business before the House of Representatives; removal from it ended this bill's recorded progress. under standing order 42A House of Representatives rule that can remove business from the Notice Paper when it has not progressed for a set time., ending its recorded progress in the House.

    Parliamentary timeline ↗

How did it move through Parliament?

House Senate
Introduced 28 July 2025

The bill was formally presented to the chamber and read a first time, which starts its parliamentary journey.

Introduced and read a first time

Second reading opened 28 July 2025

A minister or sponsoring member moved the second reading, opening the main debate on the bill's purpose and principles.

Second reading moved

Second reading debate 25 Aug 2025

The bill reached this recorded parliamentary step.

Second reading debate 01 Sept 2025

The bill reached this recorded parliamentary step.

Second reading debate 27 Oct 2025

The bill reached this recorded parliamentary step.

Second reading debate 03 Nov 2025

The bill reached this recorded parliamentary step.

Second reading debate 24 Nov 2025

The bill reached this recorded parliamentary step.

Removed from the Notice PaperThe official daily list of business before the House of Representatives; removal from it ended this bill's recorded progress. in accordance with (SO 42) 30 June 2026

The bill reached this recorded parliamentary step.

The main case against this bill

Critics said the bill would take away Australia’s legislated climate targets and key emissions rules, leaving the country less able to cut pollution, attract clean-energy investment and respond to worsening climate damage. Labor and crossbench opponents raised the strongest objections, while supporters of the bill argued net zeroA target to balance the greenhouse gases Australia releases with reductions or removals, so overall emissions reach zero by 2050. itself was the economic problem.

Opposition was broad in debate, but centred on policy consequences rather than technical drafting concerns.

Weaker climate action

Opponents argued that repealing net zeroA target to balance the greenhouse gases Australia releases with reductions or removals, so overall emissions reach zero by 2050. would ignore climate science and remove laws designed to cut emissions, making climate harm worse for farmers, regional communities and future generations.

Raised by Susan Templeman, Fiona Phillips and other Labor MPs Source ↗

Lost jobs and investment

Several opponents said scrapping net zeroA target to balance the greenhouse gases Australia releases with reductions or removals, so overall emissions reach zero by 2050. would undermine clean-energy projects, regional industry plans and investor certainty, risking jobs in areas already moving into renewable energy, batteries and lower-emissions production.

Raised by Ali France, Alison Byrnes, Sharon Claydon and Kate Chaney Source ↗

Economic and trade credibility risk

Critics warned that removing emissions targets and related clean-industry laws would damage Australia’s credibility with trading partners and weaken its position as global markets shift toward lower-emissions goods and investment.

Raised by Ali France, Kara Cook and Kate Chaney Source ↗

Recorded votes

No recorded votes were found before this bill stopped proceeding.

Who spoke, and what they said

Start here — lead voices

Sponsor speech Supports

Barnaby Joyce

National Party • MP 28 July 2025

Barnaby Joyce strongly backs the Repeal Net ZeroA target to balance the greenhouse gases Australia releases with reductions or removals, so overall emissions reach zero by 2050. bill, arguing net zeroA target to balance the greenhouse gases Australia releases with reductions or removals, so overall emissions reach zero by 2050. will not affect the climate but is driving up power and living costs, hurting poor households, and weakening Australian industry and energy security.

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Lead opposing voice Opposes

Kate Chaney

Independent • MP 27 Oct 2025

Kate Chaney opposes the bill and urges the House to reject it, arguing that repealing net zeroA target to balance the greenhouse gases Australia releases with reductions or removals, so overall emissions reach zero by 2050. would damage investment certainty, weaken Australia’s economic future and ignore the risks of climate change.

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Lead non-major voice Opposes

Helen Haines

Independent • MP 24 Nov 2025

Helen Haines opposes the bill, saying it would dismantle Australia's emissions reduction framework without any credible replacement and would hurt regional communities by undermining jobs, farmer payments, community benefits and the energy transition.

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Lead voice Supports

Matthew Canavan

Liberal National Party • Senator 04 Sept 2025

Canavan backs the bill to scrap Australia's net zeroA target to balance the greenhouse gases Australia releases with reductions or removals, so overall emissions reach zero by 2050. commitment, arguing it has driven up energy prices, damaged manufacturing and jobs, and delivered no meaningful global emissions benefit because other major countries are not following the same path.

Read in Hansard ↗

All speeches by bloc

Labor

10 speakers · 10 oppose

  1. Alison Byrnes Alison Byrnes opposes the bill and dismisses it as a farce, arguing that net zeroA target to balance the greenhouse gases Australia releases with reductions or removals, so overall emissions reach zero by 2050. is essential and that industry and local communities are already investing in clean energy jobs and the transition.
    “I am very pleased to speak on the motion in relation to the Repeal Net Zero Bill 2025 today to help show this for the farce that we all know it is. While the coalition continues to quibble about whether we should or should not have a net zero target, industry and our community are forging ahead with making net zero a reality. What we need to do is secure the jobs of the future in the clean tech space, and I've worked hard to make sure that the Illawarra can seize those opportunities. I have spent the last three years working with both traditional and emerging industry to ensure that our region is at the forefront of this energy transition. This means not having all our eggs in one basket but investing in the knowledge and expertise of those working hard for our clean energy future.”

    Australian Labor Party • MP • 01 Sept 2025

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  2. Dan Repacholi Dan Repacholi opposes the Repeal Net ZeroA target to balance the greenhouse gases Australia releases with reductions or removals, so overall emissions reach zero by 2050. bill, arguing that net zeroA target to balance the greenhouse gases Australia releases with reductions or removals, so overall emissions reach zero by 2050. is practical and already working in the Hunter because it keeps mining and power jobs while cutting emissions through offsets, new technology and cheaper energy like solar and batteries.
    “The Hunter has always been the engine room of New South Wales. We powered the state through coal, and now we're proving we can lead the way to net zero as well—not by shutting down but by stepping up, not by walking away but by making smart choices. That is what net zero means for us. That's why it's good for the Hunter and that's why we'll continue to support it all away. To the coalmining community out there: remember, for as long as people want to buy our coal we'll always supply it to them. We have the best coal in the world, and we need to make sure we keep using it.”

    Australian Labor Party • MP • 03 Nov 2025

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  3. Louise Miller-Frost Louise Miller-Frost opposes the Repeal Net ZeroA target to balance the greenhouse gases Australia releases with reductions or removals, so overall emissions reach zero by 2050. bill, arguing it would scrap climate action without any credible alternative energy or emissions plan.
    “Those opposite say they understand the science of climate change, but what are they going to say to their communities about their lack of action on climate change? A lack of a target or plan shows they don't care. It isn't a priority. To say, 'If it does happen, it would be welcome,' is an insulting crumb thrown from the table to keep the supplicants quiet. To those who say they care about the costs of electricity, what will you say to the households, businesses and industries in their electorates about a credible way to replace the energy generation that left the system under your watch or announced its imminent closure under your watch? When the evidence is there that coal and gas are an expensive form of generation and that nuclear is the most expensive form of generation for a country like Australia, how can they seriously look at the renewables transformation already well underway and say they want to stop progress? Will they look in the eyes of the next generation—our children, our grandchildren—and show them a glossy brochure with no substance, no plans, no targets and only the meaningless word 'welcome'? How insulting!”

    Australian Labor Party • MP • 24 Nov 2025

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  4. Emma Comer Emma Comer opposes the bill and argues that scrapping net zeroA target to balance the greenhouse gases Australia releases with reductions or removals, so overall emissions reach zero by 2050. would push up power bills, cut jobs and investment, and make the energy transition more costly and chaotic.
    “We know what doing nothing looks like. Research shows household power bills could rise by $449 a year by 2030 if Australia slows renewable investment and leans on coal and gas. Prices could climb by more than $600 a year if a major coal plant fails unexpectedly. Treasury warns that abandoning net zero would mean lower growth, fewer jobs, higher prices and less investment. A disorderly transition would cost the economy $1.2 trillion by 2050. Recent research shows that electricity prices today would be 50 per cent higher if Australia had relied entirely on coal and gas instead of investing in renewables.”

    Australian Labor Party • MP • 24 Nov 2025

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  5. Fiona Phillips Fiona Phillips opposes the Repeal Net ZeroA target to balance the greenhouse gases Australia releases with reductions or removals, so overall emissions reach zero by 2050. bill and wants net zeroA target to balance the greenhouse gases Australia releases with reductions or removals, so overall emissions reach zero by 2050. action to continue, arguing climate change is already badly harming regional communities like Gilmore and that the government's renewable energy plan will cut emissions and energy costs.
    “I rise to speak on the Repeal Net Zero Bill 2025. The member for New England has described this government's goal to reach net zero by 2050 as 'a lunatic crusade' and 'treacherous'. I think he needs to take a good look in the mirror, because that's where he will see someone that is, quite frankly, completely out of touch with regional Australia. This government's ambitious plan to tackle climate change will help all Australians, no matter where they live. The member for New England says that regional people are furious, but I say that he needs to open his eyes and look at the impact that climate change is having, with fires, floods and drought. Yes, people are hurting. Yes, farmers are hurting. Yes, small businesses are hurting. That's why we need to take action right now.”

    Australian Labor Party • MP • 27 Oct 2025

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  6. Susan Templeman Susan Templeman opposes the bill and says repealing net zeroA target to balance the greenhouse gases Australia releases with reductions or removals, so overall emissions reach zero by 2050. would mean ignoring climate science and holding back renewable energy.
    “There's another area where the member for New England ignores the facts, and that's on the use of rural land for renewables projects. For instance, in New South Wales, the Agriculture Commissioner estimates that just 0.1 per cent of rural land is needed for new energy infrastructure by 2050. We know with certainty that worsening drought and extreme weather are far worse for farmers and food prices. The opportunity of carbon credits, which are being embraced more by regional Australians looking to diversify incomes than by anyone else, is a significant counterbalance. The biggest threat to agriculture isn't net zero; it's doing nothing. That's the choice the Liberals and Nationals will make in their vote on this bill being put forward by the member for New England. Will they choose to abandon net zero targets to fearmonger without facts and stand in the way of renewable projects or will they stand with Australians who want a better future?”

    Australian Labor Party • MP • 25 Aug 2025

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  7. Kara Cook Kara Cook opposes the bill and says repealing net zeroA target to balance the greenhouse gases Australia releases with reductions or removals, so overall emissions reach zero by 2050. would take Australia backwards by hurting the economy, the environment and the country's credibility.
    “It's not Halloween just yet, but it's getting scarier and scarier on the other side of the chamber. It says everything you need to know about the coalition that their ideological compass post election has seemingly been set by the member for New England, even when he's no longer sitting in their party room. So lacking are they in any positive vision for the future that they're outsourcing their policy direction to Senator Canavan and One Nation not just to repeal Labor's progress on climate action but to undo even the commitments made under prime ministers Morrison and Howard. While the Albanese government's first piece of legislation was to cut student debt by 20 per cent, the coalition's first priority is to repeal Australia's net zero target, a move that would damage our economy, our environment and our international credibility. Don't just take my word for it. At the Queensland LNP convention this year, an overwhelming majority voted for the federal coalition to abandon net zero, describing it as a 'dangerous scam'. Not one elected MP or senator spoke in favour of keeping the net zero policy at the federal level—not one.”

    Australian Labor Party • MP • 27 Oct 2025

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  8. Sharon Claydon Sharon Claydon opposes the bill and says repealing net zeroA target to balance the greenhouse gases Australia releases with reductions or removals, so overall emissions reach zero by 2050. would be reckless climate denial that ignores voters, worsens climate harm and throws away clean energy jobs and investment in places like Newcastle.
    “This motion is nothing more than climate denialism. It is reckless. It is dangerous. It betrays the very Australians who want their kids and their grandkids to inherit a safe, livable planet. People in my electorate of Newcastle and, indeed, right across the country know the cost of inaction. They've lived through the bushfires, the floods and the record-breaking heat waves. They understand that climate change is not some distant threat; it is here now, and it is hurting us. What's the coalition's answer? They pretend climate change is not happening. They're ripping up commitments, walking away from jobs and leaving our economy stranded in the past.”

    Australian Labor Party • MP • 01 Sept 2025

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  9. Ali France Ali France opposes the bill, saying Australians voted for a clean-energy transition and that repealing net zeroA target to balance the greenhouse gases Australia releases with reductions or removals, so overall emissions reach zero by 2050. would hurt jobs, investment and trade.
    “By endorsing Labor's plan in May, Aussies have made a very clear statement to the world that Australia is the place to do business if you're looking to use clean energy to create prosperity. That is why this bill, the Repeal Net Zero Bill 2025, is so bizarre. It goes against the will of the people and it is antibusiness. Responsible emissions targets are essential to Australian jobs. Australia's trading partners, particularly those in Europe and Asia, are more and more demanding that the places they trade with act responsibly. If we don't act, we risk being left behind.”

    Australian Labor Party • MP • 25 Aug 2025

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  10. Tom French Tom French opposes the bill, arguing it would rip up climate and net zeroA target to balance the greenhouse gases Australia releases with reductions or removals, so overall emissions reach zero by 2050. laws and hurt regional jobs, investment and Australia’s future.
    “Yes, the member for New England once stood up for the bush. He stood for independence, decency and the right to have a go. But this bill is not that. It's not maverick; it's mimicry. It's not rebellion but retreat—a retreat that would leave this country he loves weaker, poorer and more divided. Now we see it plainly: the retreat is complete. Australia deserves better. The bush deserves better. This parliament must do better. I oppose this bill because standing up for regional Australia means standing up its future, not dragging it back into someone else's past.”

    Australian Labor Party • MP • 03 Nov 2025

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Coalition

9 speakers · 10 contributions · 9 support

  1. Garth Hamilton Hamilton backs the bill to scrap net zeroA target to balance the greenhouse gases Australia releases with reductions or removals, so overall emissions reach zero by 2050., arguing the policy has forced immature technologies into the market, hurt public confidence and failed to cut emissions.
    “I thank my Nats colleagues for raising this very important subject as a national debate. They often view it through a regional lens. We heard that in the comments from the previous speaker. I am going to cast an engineering lens across this policy and explain to you why I have strongly opposed it from day one, standing side by side, by the way, with the member for Wide Bay all the way through, and I thank him for his support.”

    Liberal National Party • MP • 25 Aug 2025

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  2. Tony Pasin Tony Pasin backs the bill and wants net zeroA target to balance the greenhouse gases Australia releases with reductions or removals, so overall emissions reach zero by 2050. repealed, arguing the policy has raised power prices, damaged manufacturing and regional communities, and weakened Australia's energy security for little practical climate benefit.
    “This legislation is not about denying climate change; it's about defending the Australian people from a policy that is impoverishing them. It's about sovereignty, affordability and fairness. It's about putting Australians first. Our duty in this place is to put the people of Australia first, not the global climate lobby. Our responsibility is to ensure affordable power, secure jobs and a strong nation. Net zero has failed economically, strategically and morally. The House must have the courage to end it.”

    Liberal Party • MP • 27 Oct 2025

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  3. Michael McCormack McCormack supports the bill to scrap net zeroA target to balance the greenhouse gases Australia releases with reductions or removals, so overall emissions reach zero by 2050., arguing the policy is damaging prime farmland and regional communities while doing nothing to change the weather.
    “The member for McMahon may have a mandate, but he doesn't have a mandate to ruin regional Australia. He does not. I have to say this is just a complete nonsense. It's not going to change the weather. That's why I support the bill from the member for New England.”

    National Party • MP • 01 Sept 2025

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  4. Rick Wilson Rick Wilson supports the bill to scrap net zeroA target to balance the greenhouse gases Australia releases with reductions or removals, so overall emissions reach zero by 2050., arguing that current climate policies are already shutting mines, threatening more industry and farm jobs in O'Connor, and driving up costs for regional communities.
    “I rise today to speak in support of the Repeal Net Zero Bill 2025. My electorate of O'Connor is ground zero for net zero. We've already seen the total demise of the nickel industry, with 14 out of 16 nickel mines in my electorate closing thanks to cheap, dirty nickel being produced in Indonesia. Of the two remaining facilities, Murrin Murrin has lost $61 million in the last six months and has just declined a $35 million government grant to transform its gas-fired power to renewables. The iconic Kalgoorlie nickel smelter and Goldfields nickel mines are shuttered, and the Ravensthorpe First Quantum nickel mine and processing operation on the south coast has folded.”

    Liberal Party • MP • 03 Nov 2025

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  5. Ben Small Ben Small supports the bill and says the coalitionThe federal political alliance between the Liberal Party and the Nationals, whose internal disagreement over net zero is part of this page's context. should scrap Labor's net zeroA target to balance the greenhouse gases Australia releases with reductions or removals, so overall emissions reach zero by 2050. agenda because he argues it has driven up energy costs, hurt industry and jobs, and imposed taxes, subsidies and controls on how Australians live and travel.
    “Well, Prime Minister, why won't you own this? Why won't you take responsibility, as you promised the Australian people you would? If you did, you'd do the right thing by Australians and dump your net zero agenda that has pushed power prices up while seeing emissions flatline and Aussie jobs exported overseas.”

    Liberal Party • MP • 24 Nov 2025

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  6. Llew O'Brien Llew O'Brien supports the bill and wants the House to pass it, arguing Australia should abandon net zeroA target to balance the greenhouse gases Australia releases with reductions or removals, so overall emissions reach zero by 2050. because it is hurting regional communities, industry and power prices while major emitting countries are not matching Australia's approach.
    “Voting to stop this blind obsession with net zero doesn't mean you don't believe in climate change. It doesn't mean you're a good citizen. It just means that you are reassessing and looking at the world around us, our global environment, that is saying that this is not working. It's saying that you want to make Australia resilient as we go into an uncertain future; that's what it is saying. I commend this bill to the House.”

    National Party • MP • 25 Aug 2025

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  7. Colin Boyce 2 contributions Colin Boyce supports the bill to scrap net zeroA target to balance the greenhouse gases Australia releases with reductions or removals, so overall emissions reach zero by 2050., arguing the issue is not climate change itself but the economic damage and taxpayer cost he says net zeroA target to balance the greenhouse gases Australia releases with reductions or removals, so overall emissions reach zero by 2050. policies would impose on jobs, industry and energy projects.

    Hansard records 2 separate contributions by Colin Boyce on this bill. They are grouped here so the speaker is listed once.

    Second reading speech Liberal National Party • MP • 28 July 2025

    Colin Boyce supports the bill and says net zeroA target to balance the greenhouse gases Australia releases with reductions or removals, so overall emissions reach zero by 2050. should be scrapped because he believes it will damage coal, gas and manufacturing jobs, raise power costs and hurt regional communities and industry.

    “I second the motion, and I rise to support this Repeal Net Zero Bill 2025 put forward by my colleague the member for New England, Barnaby Joyce. He is absolutely right. Net zero, ultimately, will destroy our economic base here in Australia. The questions that I want to ask are: What will it cost? What will it cost in manufacturing jobs? What will it cost to the prosperity of ordinary Australians?”
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    Second reading speech Liberal National Party • MP • 01 Sept 2025

    Colin Boyce supports the bill to scrap net zeroA target to balance the greenhouse gases Australia releases with reductions or removals, so overall emissions reach zero by 2050., arguing the issue is not climate change itself but the economic damage and taxpayer cost he says net zeroA target to balance the greenhouse gases Australia releases with reductions or removals, so overall emissions reach zero by 2050. policies would impose on jobs, industry and energy projects.

    “by leave—I rise to support the Repeal Net Zero Bill 2025, presented by my colleague the member for New England at the last sitting. Unfortunately, this bill has revolved around an argument that if you don't believe in net zero, you don't believe in climate change. I want to put that to bed right now. Climate change is real and is happening right now. Climate change is variable; the earth's geological history tells us that. The earth's climate has been changing ever since the earth began on Thursday afternoon 4.54 billion years ago. So this debate is not about whether you believe in climate change. This is about the economic cost of getting to a position of net zero by 2050.”
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Minor parties and independents

2 speakers · 2 oppose

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