Greens to push for coal export levy if they hold balance of power

Bandt says the Greens are the only party talking seriously about the climate emergency and their climate package will grow new, clean industries with secure jobs. Photograph: Russell Freeman/AAP

The Greens will push for a new levy on coal exports to fund climate disaster recovery and clean export industries if they hold the balance of power after the election.

In a climate policy to be launched in Sydney on Thursday, the Greens leader, Adam Bandt, will announce measures that the party says will improve the budget bottom line by $51.9bn over a decade and create 805,000 new jobs.