Treasury Laws Amendment (Fuel Excise Relief No. 2) Bill 2026

The PRESIDENT (18:57): I will now deal with the second reading amendment circulated by the Australian Greens. The question is that the amendment on sheet 3907 be agreed to. Australian Greens' circulated amendment— At the end of the motion, add ", but the Senate: (a) notes that coal mining companies are the biggest recipient of the multi-billion dollar annual expenditure for Fuel Tax Credits and that expenditure for this sector is growing at the fastest rate of all sectors; (b) acknowledges that subsidising the burning of fossil fuels with public money is making the climate crisis worse; and (c) is of the opinion that the fossil fuel extraction industry should not be eligible for Fuel Tax Credits".