A coalition of crossbenchers is set to pile the pressure on federal and state governments to accelerate plans to switch off households from gas, warning not doing so could risk the nation’s climate targets.
The grouping of independents met at Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday to hear from energy policy experts about how the country could wean households off the fossil fuel.
Independent MP Allegra Spender said Labor must act to set out a clear road map for ending residential gas use across the country.