Gippsland poll finds two-thirds of residents reject paying more for green energy
Victoria’s renewable energy ambitions have hit a wall, with new polling revealing Gippsland residents overwhelmingly reject paying more to speed up the transition.
Victoria’s renewable energy ambitions have hit a wall, with new polling revealing Gippsland residents overwhelmingly reject paying more to speed up the transition.
Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen has again refused to say how much taxpayers have been billed for the green energy Capacity Investment Scheme, saying it was not uncommon for the government not to reveal costs for such programs.
Anthony Albanese has recruited an army of bureaucrats dedicated to red tape and enforcement while going slow on deploying artificial intelligence despite flatlining productivity, as the Labor government dramatically increases the number of permanent public service staff.
During his recent visit to Australia, the head of the International Energy Agency warned us “that the dark and long shadows of geopolitics are all over the energy sector now”.
The Northern Territory is poised at the edge of a resources boom but the opportunity will pass by without dedicated efforts to make it happen, according to industry leaders.
Why does the Northern Territory remain reliant on federal taxpayer funding, and given the record and increasing government debt, combined with the lack of importance for territory votes that federal parties outside the territory have, how long can it rely on the extent of such taxpayer funding?
One of Australia’s richest food regions cannot feed the nation it sustains – buried under $160bn in annual red tape costs and record government debt. OPINION
Farmers and local leaders are waging war with the NSW government over renewable energy transmission lines they say could be part of a $20 billion ‘white elephant’ project.
Our national debt is projected by Treasury to exceed $1 trillion this year. We are all responsible for the interest on that debt and the Treasurer admits there will be deficits and increasing debt well into the future. Is this a legacy we wish to leave our children? Most of the states are on a similar dangerous trajectory.
NSW farmers have declared war on the Minns government’s New England renewable energy transmission project, warning it threatens farm production and Sydney household electricity bills.
Australia’s national debt has been projected to exceed $1 trillion as falling productivity, punitive taxes and unreliable energy are crippling agriculture and future generations.
Billions of litres of Kimberley floodwater pour out to sea each year while cattle stations collapse under taxes, soaring energy bills and suffocating government red tape.
