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Paul Osborne

Coalition formally opposes key Labor climate policy

The federal opposition will seek to stop one of the government's key policies to drive down carbon emissions and meet the net zero by 2050 target.

The coalition party room on Tuesday voted to oppose safeguard mechanism amendments that Labor is seeking to get through parliament in coming months.

More than 200 of Australia's largest industrial facilities are already covered by a mechanism, put in place by the former coalition government, that sets an emissions limit.

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