Greens push for authority to help coal and gas workers through energy transition

Greens push for authority to help coal and gas workers through energy transition

Penny Allman-Payne says body would combat climate scare campaigns by giving workers a secure future

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The Greens will move to legislate a new energy transition authority when parliament resumes next month, as unions call on the government to amend its climate change legislation to reflect the concerns of workers.

The Greens senator Penny Allman-Payne, who comes from the industrial Queensland city of Gladstone, said a transition authority would put in place a framework to support communities affected by the transition to renewable energy.

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