The coalition is complaining that Labor’s “renewables” target is falling behind, which is a good thing!
It’s time to tell foreign, unelected organisations backed by billionaire donors to stop dictating what we do in Australia and to bugger off. Australia’s wealth should be used to benefit Australians, plain and simple.
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For those watching at home, we’re debating a motion the Liberals-Nationals coalition introduced proposing a matter of public importance. The motion complains that, ‘Labor’s 82 per cent renewables by 2030 target is way behind schedule.’ I have two responses to that: ‘Who cares!’ and ‘Good!’ Renewables are the collection of wind, solar, hydrogen, battery, pumped hydro and other scams that parasitic billionaires own and pump up with billions more in taxpayer subsidies. Every new solar panel and every new wind turbine installed represents another increase in Australians’ power bills.
I commend the Liberals and Nationals for further opening the debate on nuclear, which One Nation has always advocated. I cannot abide, though, the insistence that we do nuclear so that we can meet net zero targets. Net zero is economic suicide, human catastrophe and environmental disaster. The only thing that can truly bring Australian power bills down is coal and, in North Queensland, hydro. To comply with net zero, the coalition’s proposal is to forcibly acquire coal-fired power stations, shut them down and replace them with nuclear. We don’t need to end coal to do nuclear. We can do both. Why would we stop using coal here while we ship hundreds of millions of tonnes of coal to China and other countries every year. The United Nations World Economic Forum net zero target: that’s why. A foreign, unelected bureaucratic organisation is telling Australians what we can and can’t do.
There’s only one solution: tell the foreign, unelected organisations and their billionaire donors, like Bill Gates, to bugger off. Australia is one of the most resource-rich countries in the world. We should be using every bit of these resources right here for the benefit of Australians and especially for getting back to being the source of the world’s cheapest electricity. Put Australians first.
The Coalition, as usual, have entirely missed the boat. Whilst they can be commended for suggesting that nuclear power is preferable to wind or solar power to support the national grid, they are still caught up in the notion that burning of fossil fuels will adversely affect the world’s climate.
The truth is, that we are already too late in the construction of our next coal-fired power station to avoid widespread “load shedding”, previously called blackouts. Changing horses mid-race to embrace nuclear power will unnecessarily extend the period of unstable power supply, before we can return to sanity
Imagine an AI industry relying on part time power…
You are so right, Senator Roberts. They call them renewables but they aren’t. Unless of course they mean that they have to replace – I mean RENEW – the solar panels every 10 – 15 years and the wind turbines fall apart and have to be RENEWED every 10 or so years. The two major political parties are a joke – one without a punch line!
What is wrong with Nuclear? Put Australians first.