The Coalition will today move for a Senate inquiry into another environmental program bungled by the Rudd Government, affecting the livelihoods of thousands of Australians, The Nationals Member for Riverina, Kay Hull, said today.

The Green Loans program, now stripped of loans, will join the Home Insulation Program as both a completely mismanaged initiative stripped from Peter Garrett's Ministerial responsibilities and the subject of a Senate inquiry.

"Many Australians are hurting badly thanks to the Rudd Government's Green Loans debacle.

"Particularly thousands of people who have made significant investments of time and money in becoming Home Sustainability Assessments having been misled by the Government on the life of the program and the numbers of assessors involved.

"Those who've succeeded in attaining accreditation have faced a dysfunctional and inequitable booking system.

"Many more thousands of Australians wanting to improve their home energy or water efficiency have been unable to apply for a Green Loan due to Government delays of up to six months in returning their pre-requisite Home Sustainability Assessment reports.

"Green Loans are scheduled to be discontinued from 22 March under last month's announcement, but most financial institutions appear to have already withdrawn their loan products.

“Just as with the home insulation debacle, the total mismanagement of Green Loans has seen substantial waste of taxpayer dollars, caused hardship to thousands of business people and seriously damaged public confidence in environment programs. 

"Only a Senate inquiry can fully explore the issues surrounding this complete debacle of a program, as well as hopefully providing some comfort and finding a way forward for the many Australians hurting as a result,” Mrs. Hull said.