THE Federal Government won't commit to a permanent exclusion of agriculture in an emissions trading scheme if its new deal for carbon reduction legislation is rejected by the Opposition or fails in the Senate.
Minister for Agriculture, Tony Burke, said the deal put to the Coalition following lengthy negotiations between the two sides of politics was one "for this week" and there was no determination on agriculture if that deal falls over.
"The responsibility that we’re working on at the moment is to try to get to the conclusion of an agreement this week," Mr Burke told Sky news.
"The different questions that you’re raising, we’re not in that mindset.
"Our mindset and our determination is that this should have happened years ago, we introduced legislation in the Budget sittings this year, we put the White Paper out last year and going all the way back we committed to this in the election campaign.
"We want to see action and we want a commitment to finally have a vote this week."
Mr Burke would not guarantee whether agriculture would remain out if no agreement is reached.
"My determination (is) that we have a vote this week and we get emission trading, we get a Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme through this week.
"We’re not in the business at the moment of trying to contemplate what will happen if things go wrong.
"We are determined to see that Australia does take action on climate change. That’s important for Australia’s farmers and that’s why Malcolm Turnbull needs to commit to a vote this week."