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Poppy Johnston

MYSTERIOUS: Carbon border tariff on the table | Mind Blowing Facts

Anthony Albanese is visiting central Queensland where many carbon-intensive industries are based. (Levi Appleton/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

The government is considering a carbon emissions tariff on imports to support Australian firms covered by the revamped safeguard mechanism.

The safeguard mechanism requires Australia's largest greenhouse gas emitters to keep their net emissions below a baseline emissions limit.

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