Greens offer to negotiate on Direct Action to preserve RET

By Lisa Cox
Updated September 19 2014 - 4:08pm, first published September 18 2014 - 5:59pm
Direct Action offer: Greens Leader Senator Christine Milne at the National Press Club in Canberra.  Photo: Andrew Meares
Direct Action offer: Greens Leader Senator Christine Milne at the National Press Club in Canberra. Photo: Andrew Meares
Direct Action offer: Greens Leader Senator Christine Milne at the National Press Club in Canberra.  Photo: Andrew Meares
Direct Action offer: Greens Leader Senator Christine Milne at the National Press Club in Canberra. Photo: Andrew Meares
Direct Action offer: Greens Leader Senator Christine Milne at the National Press Club in Canberra.  Photo: Andrew Meares
Direct Action offer: Greens Leader Senator Christine Milne at the National Press Club in Canberra. Photo: Andrew Meares
Direct Action offer: Greens Leader Senator Christine Milne at the National Press Club in Canberra.  Photo: Andrew Meares
Direct Action offer: Greens Leader Senator Christine Milne at the National Press Club in Canberra. Photo: Andrew Meares

The Greens have offered the Abbott government its first chance to pass its Direct Action climate policy, but only if it agrees to toughen the scheme and preserve Australia's renewable energy target.

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