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Labor sets net zero by 2030 target for public service, but more than half of emissions are exempt

Finn McHugh
Sarah Basford Canales
Updated December 3 2021 - 7:30pm, first published 5:00pm
The public service will be net zero by 2030 under Labor, Anthony Albanese says. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos
The public service will be net zero by 2030 under Labor, Anthony Albanese says. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Labor has set the public service a net zero emissions target by 2030, but more than half of its emissions are exempt for national security reasons.

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Finn McHugh

Finn McHugh

Federal Political Reporter

Finn McHugh has been federal political reporter for The Canberra Times since July 2021. He joined the Canberra Press Gallery in 2019 where he was executive producer of Sky News's AM Agenda, before joining NCA NewsWire as a federal political reporter. He has previously interned at the Kuwait Times.

Sarah Basford Canales

Sarah Basford Canales

Politics and public sector reporter

I'm a federal politics and public sector reporter with an interest in national security, integrity and regulation. Contact me with general tips and thoughts at sarah.basfordcanales@canberratimes.com.au or confidential tips to sbasfordcanales@protonmail.com.

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