Overview
- Farley voted with teals and the Greens on Tuesday, June 23 to back an independent amendment that would cap fuel tax credit rebates at $50 million a year for large manufacturers and redirect excess funds to electrification projects, but the motion was defeated.
- The proposal exempted farmers and small businesses and called for using amounts above the $50 million cap to fund electrification infrastructure and an orderly phase-out of eligible fuels.
- Nationals leader Matt Canavan publicly said Pauline Hanson had lost control of her lower‑house MPs and demanded One Nation clarify its position after the vote.
- Mining and farming lobby chiefs including the Minerals Council and the National Farmers Federation condemned Farley’s decision, saying changes to the rebate would raise costs for regional industries that rely on heavy machinery.
- Farley defended his vote as "political theatre," and the episode has intensified scrutiny of his early tenure as the first One Nation MP in the lower house and could force the party to spell out discipline and policy on regional fuel relief.