Katie Allen (Higgins, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The people of Higgins care deeply about protecting the future of our planet. That's why I'm proud that the Future Fuels Package, announced last September, is a $1.9 billion investment package in future technologies to lower emissions and support jobs.

Of this $1.9 billion, $1.4 billion has already been invested by the Morrison government to help increase the uptake of low- and zero-emissions vehicle technologies. This includes over $74 million through the government's Future Fuels Package. The world of new energy is coming at us at speed, and that includes future fuels, such as lithium in electric vehicles and hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles. The centrepiece of the Future Fuels Package is the $71 million co-investment to enable businesses to integrate new vehicle strategies into their fleets and to address black spots in public-charging or refuelling infrastructure. These investments in new transport technology are central to the government's development of our Future Fuels Strategy to enable choice for consumers across all types of future fuels. The Future Fuels Strategy is about providing choice to Australian consumers without driving up the price of cars or creating a supply issue in the electricity grid.

The people of Higgins can be confident that the Morrison government is driving us to a net zero future by advancing new technologies and not new taxes.