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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Sarah Martin Chief political correspondent

Albanese declares Coalition ‘stuck in time’ after Labor’s climate bill passes lower house

The prime minister Anthony Albanese (left) during the final vote on Labor’s hallmark climate change legislation in the House of Representatives on Thursday.
The prime minister Anthony Albanese (left) during the final vote on Labor’s hallmark climate change legislation in the House of Representatives on Thursday. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian

The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has declared the Coalition “stuck in time” after crossbench MPs and the Greens joined Labor to pass the government’s hallmark climate change legislation.

The passage of the bill through the lower house on Thursday enshrines in legislation an emissions reduction target of 43% on 2005 levels by 2030 and a net zero emissions commitment by 2050.

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