The Green Party has proposed a $19bn plan to diversify fossil fuel-reliant towns and subsidize the wages of coal workers who transition into new jobs, saying employees can stay in mining but should seek employment in critical minerals or green metals.
Green Party Leader Adam Bandt, said the nation owed something to coal workers.
“We owe coal workers a debt of thanks for powering our country. We don’t need to choose between taking urgent climate action and supporting coal communities. We can do both.”
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