‘Coalition of common sense’ senators have concerns about target, and Jacqui Lambie could vote for changes
Senator David Leyonhjelm is counting crossbench votes for a new plan to wind back the renewable energy target (RET) after Jacqui Lambie indicated she could vote for changes if the government makes concessions over defence force pay.
A loose “coalition of common sense” independent and minor party senators have a range of different concerns about the existing RET – which requires 41,000 gigawatt hours of electricity to be sourced from renewables by 2020.