Governments have lots of preferred options but many are not supported by Voters.
Reckon they would prefer if everyone drove within the speed limits or everyone paid their taxes.
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Do we?
sure it makes sense to go electric for everyone who has solar power.
But if our govt had balls our gas price should be cheaper and gas should be a decent option. Especially as plenty love to cook with it. There shouldnât be a gas shortage in Australia.
Instead of forcing people to change from gas to electric and potentially putting up prices/materials and builders from doing new builds rather than conversions. we could increase taxes on fuel I thought we had high petrol taxes, but not when you compare us to the EU.
err yes
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The Fed Govt (mainly Lib) sold our gas offshore, so the vast majority heads overseas and we consumers on shore, pay top dollar. The offshore contracts are rock solid, no money for us via taxes.
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Criminal.
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I hear you brother! I just donât think governments are in great touch with their constituents at present.
2024 has been a year of governments / industry reassessing their priorities. I think this latest example is of a government who probably privately thinks it is in a strong winning position heading into 2026 with its opposition in total disarray. This is why we need strong and competent oppositions to hold governments to account and ensure they arenât becoming arrogant and / or stop listening.
Whether itâs immediately or in several years, the possibly necessary investment into re energising the house is a cost that I donât think people believe they can accomodate. Compounding this, they donât trust governments who tell them things will even out as they will benefit from lower energy prices. Scepticism is high, and with great reason.
Perhaps itâs also expecting several rate cuts next year and the cost crunch easing ahead of 2026. This may be the case but we donât know.
This is the part that â â â â â me to tears.
Domestic gas use?! No way, thatâs criminal! We need to reduce emissions (which I agree with btw)
Exporting our gas is off the table then I guess!? Well actually, ummm, yeahâŚâŚ
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I meanâŚyes.
We do.
Doesnât mean we canât keep selling it like we have been. (Itâs not like this nation gets any benefit from it, despite the conservatives absolutely screwing that twice).
But itâs clearly the future of energy, as Iâm sure your mate Elon will tell you, soâŚ
Its the same with coal.
if we we really cared about global cooling / warming / climate change
we wouldnât sell coal to China.
That would do more for the world than closing all our power stations and having a fully renewable electricity grid.
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You hate that itâs cheaper, donât you.
I love rooftop solar, like Batteries, like community batteries
love hydro electric - like Snowy etc.
donât like wind turbines. only in remote windy places. just donât think its worthwhile, especially not in bass strait.
would love a tidal technology
would be happy to keep using coal, as baseload power, thatâs probably more extending the current life of plants.
would build gas electricity plants to replace coal plants and easy to run or turn off/ on when renewables not firing Due to it not being that commercial probably state run. would need to reserve any new gas coming online to support this.
I meanâŚthe coal and gas is always going to be there.
Maybe we could actually charge nations for taking our resources if we donât need them?
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Consultion is fine but it does mean individuals agree with a decision.
What?
is it true , or did your hear about it on sky news?
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Dutton wonât like this one bit
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No they donât, and they need to lift their game. Werribee will be an interesting By-Election. They need a very strong candidate but it will be chosen factionally . If Dan was still the Boss he would find the best person to win.
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I donât think the ALP will lose it from a +21.8 point lead on TPP.
There might (actually, not might, will) be a fair swing toward LNP, but I think whoever they put up will win the seat.
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Maybe but they will do there best to screw it up.
I know the bloke that I would run but the Unions will have other ideas
I donât want to be as poor as NZ with five 1/2 times the people.
I like mining.
But Iâd like it more if it meant lower income taxes for everyone.