the major parties have seen their primary votes fall from 96% in 1975 to 68% in 2022.
they had two options to arrest the decline:
1. win back trust with good governance & good policy
2. rig the system
tonight they chose to rig the system.
a dark day for australian democracy.
@DavidShoebridge Or to better spell this out for the general public, Advance and conservatives want you to think they give a crap about you and your family, so they can get your vote, and turn around and act for billionaire polluters.
I couldn’t keep quiet any longer about the fossil-fuelled origins of Advance and its links to the shadowy billionaire-run Atlas Network. Make no mistake they are trying to undermine democracy to line their own pockets and they are coming after the Greens.
https://t.co/ovZTZZxV0Z
"The growth of independents means there are no safe seats for either of the major parties, and successful community independents are wise to accept that their seats are marginal," writes John Hewson.
"In other words, it’s 'game on'.” https://t.co/z5D8phU2EC
The CSIRO's GenCost report on nuclear energy was a blow for Peter Dutton’s opposition.
All the more so because it specifically addressed his complaints over previous assessments, writes Mike Seccombe. https://t.co/3Qm2kDPrXG
Even the Coalition's own party members know nuclear is economic insanity.
Matt Canavan knows his party's nuclear fantasy would mean less growth in a smaller economy with less energy and higher power bills for Australians.
🚨Nationals senator claims Coalition introduced nuclear as a political fix “we are not serious…it isn’t the cheapest form of power.” We need to reduce emissions & transition our grid, not extend coal. Coalition still blocking climate action. #auspol https://t.co/9fHM46ZEai
The Govt just approved 3 more coal projects🤯
Together they will cause 880 million tonnes of CO2 - nearly double 🇦🇺 total annual emissions.
These decisions are reckless & irresponsible.
We need a duty of care on climate to stop this harm.
https://t.co/hYmjkc4XuN
the modelling behind the coalition’s #nuclear policy is based on deeply flawed assumptions — running it with credible assumptions would yield a very different result.
@FrontierEcon have torn their own reputation to shreds.
garbage in → garbage out.
Nuclear risks slowing our economy, undermining energy security, punishing taxpayers and consumers and stalling our bid to reduce emissions. It deserves scrutiny and that’s exactly what the Climate Change Authority will provide. Check out my op-ed 👇
https://t.co/nGqOReZZ1h