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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Katharine Murphy and Sarah Martin

Warren Entsch may support Labor’s climate target if he can be shown it’s not a ‘brain fart’

Liberal MP Warren Entsch
Liberal MP Warren Entsch says he is seeking advice on the climate bill, which will be discussed at a Coalition part room meeting on Tuesday. Photograph: Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images

The veteran Liberal MP Warren Entsch says he is open-minded about Labor’s bill to enshrine a 43% emissions reduction target if he can be convinced the Albanese government has a concrete plan to achieve the cut without driving up power prices.

Ahead of the first substantive Coalition party room meeting of the 47th parliament on Tuesday, Entsch told Guardian Australia he was seeking advice on the bill and might lend support if there was evidence to suggest the number wasn’t a “brain fart”.

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