Australian Politician Questions Home Energy Rules
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Tim Wilson is a politician in Australia. He is in the Coalition party.
Wilson talked about rules for new houses. The rules say houses must save energy.
He said some people call this 'putting a jumper on.' A jumper is a warm piece of clothing. He meant the rules are like adding a warm layer to a house, instead of a real fix.
Wilson's comments came during a busy day of politics. The Coalition also made new promises.
The Coalition wants to cut migration to Australia. Migration means people moving to live in a new country.
Fewer people would move to Australia under this plan.
The Coalition also wants to change the building code. A building code is a group of rules for building houses.
These rules help make homes safer and better for the environment.
The Coalition thinks the current rules are too strict.
This story is part of a live news update from Australian parliament.
Parliament is where politicians make new laws.
The news happened during question time. This is when politicians ask each other questions in parliament.
Vocabulary15 words
- Coalition
- a group of political parties working together
- energy
- power used to heat, cool, or run things
- migration
- people moving to live in a new country
- building code
- rules for how to build a house safely
- environment
- the natural world around us
- parliament
- a place where politicians make laws
- question time
- a part of the day when politicians ask questions
- politician
- a person who works in government
- rule
- something you must follow
- housing
- homes for people to live in
- cut
- to make smaller
- promise
- to say you will do something
- party
- a group of politicians with the same ideas
- warm
- not cold
- layer
- one thing on top of another
Quiz
Answer key
1. Energy rules for houses 2. Putting a jumper on 3. Migration
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Tim Wilson is a _____ in Australia. He is in the Coalition _____.
Wilson talked about rules for new houses. The rules say houses must save _____.
He said some people call this 'putting a _____ on.'
Wilson's comments came during a busy day of _____.
The Coalition wants to cut _____ to Australia.
The Coalition also wants to change the building _____.
These rules help make homes safer and better for the _____.
This story is part of a live news update from Australian _____.
The news happened during question _____.
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