Labor to tell business it won't let energy policy be held 'hostage'

Pat Conroy will tell energy summit that Labor won’t delay action endlessly in a fruitless quest for bipartisanship

Labor will use an energy summit convened by small business to declare it will not “be hostage to repeal politics” if it wins the coming federal election, warning it will press ahead with emissions reduction in the electricity sector even if the Liberal party won’t reconcile itself to the national energy guarantee.

Pat Conroy, the shadow assistant minister for climate and energy, will tell Wednesday’s summit Labor wants bipartisan agreement post-election, and will pursue the national energy guarantee developed by Malcolm Turnbull and Josh Frydenberg – a policy that remains popular with a number of stakeholders, including business groups, despite being dumped by Scott Morrison.

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