Mark Latham 'filibusters' on NSW energy bill, forcing upper house to sit around the clock
by Michael McGowan from on (#5ATNE)
One Nation MP moves hundreds of amendments in attempt to stop electricity infrastructure roadmap being passed this year
The New South Wales parliament has been forced to sit around the clock in a bid to pass a landmark energy bill which the One Nation MP Mark Latham is seeking to block by moving hundreds of mostly procedural amendments.
The Coalition's electricity infrastructure roadmap promises to cut power prices in NSW and decrease the state's reliance on coal-fired power generation by creating a $32bn private investment boom in renewables.
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