The House of Representatives will vote on legislation to repeal the carbon tax tomorrow after the Coalition used its numbers to pass a motion that limits debate on the controversial bills.
This means debate on all 11 bills will end at noon tomorrow effectively reducing debating time on the legislation to three and a half days in the House of Representatives.
It also means any non-government amendments put forward in the house will be voted on together, rather than individually.
Leader of the House Christopher Pyne said the Coalition had made its intention clear to repeal the tax as soon as possible following the September election.
"Honestly, does anybody in the Labor Party need to pore through the documentation to determine whether they are in favour or against a carbon tax?" Pyne said.
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten kicked off the debate by declaring Labor would never support repealing the tax unless it was replaced with a way to cut pollution.
"We cannot today, or on any day forward, support Tony Abbott's laws, which would leave Australia with no effective means of cutting carbon pollution," he said.
Shorten is calling for the introduction of an emissions trading scheme by July 1 next year and the retention of the Climate Change Authority.
He said the government's proposed Direct Action policy "will do nothing to reduce pollution and cost Australians more". Direct Action could cost three times the level expected under the ETS, he warned.
