Treasury Laws Amendment (Fuel Excise Relief) Bill 2026

Senator WATERS (Queensland—Leader of the Australian Greens) (21:14): I move the second reading amendment on sheet 3761 standing in my name: At the end of the motion, add ", but the Senate: (a) notes: (i) the Albanese Government was the first government in the world to support President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu's illegal war and they bear some responsibility for the chaos it has inflicted on businesses and household budgets, (ii) the need for additional short-term solutions such as free public transport and supporting uptake of electric vehicles and electric trucks, and (iii) the need for medium-term solutions to electrify our economy and end our dependence on fossil fuels; and (b) acknowledges that halving the fuel excise will give people some short-term relief, but financial pressures and economic vulnerability will persist until our economy shifts off its dependence on imported oil and on to renewable energy independence".

The PRESIDENT: The question is that the second reading amendment on sheet 3761 be agreed to.