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Rafe Champion's avatar

Both parties will have pursued suicidal energy policies and it is ironic that the Liberal p.m. who signed up for net zero has just scored a big gong in the King's birthday honours. Shame!

Schernikau and Smith explain the unpopular truth about the future of energy. Intermittent wind and solar power are not sustainable because they are a net drain on the energy resources of the world and they have to be propped up by more efficient conventional power sources.

The war on CO2, the breath of life and the foundation of life on earth, has wasted trillions of dollars to get more expensive and less reliable power with massive environmental impacts.

https://rafechampion.substack.com/p/wind-and-solar-the-energy-thieves

Its al over Red Rover, time to plan to exit net zero.

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Peter Crew's avatar

Most of the world seems to understand that energy security, food security and national security are connected, alas that doesn't seem to be the case here in Aus. The tariff issue between the US and China might resolve itself, right up the point China invades Taiwan...

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Erl Happ's avatar

Joe Hockey is right to call out the liberal Party. What we need is courageous leadership in relation to the use of the unreliables and the housing crisis. John Howard did us no favours when he set out to please those invested in house price appreciation.

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Ff's avatar

It takes a great deal of hard work, skill and determination to turn an abundant land, cheap food, cheap energy country into a high cost of living country. The Treasury and Productivity Commission deserve our respect and admiration.

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Erl Happ's avatar

Irony I presume.

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Ff's avatar

You might think that but I couldn't possibly say it.

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Erl Happ's avatar

Drop a line to the Australia Institute that is hell bent on reducing 'scope three emissions'. Ideologically driven zealots, vandals and terrorists. Co2 is indeed the breath of life. The planet is greening.

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Jack Robertson's avatar

Didn’t age well, did it Joe.

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JayCee's avatar

Trump per Joe “..look at the outcomes not the process!” and “he is transactional” and Trumpism.

He has known Trump, as pre-president and Donald the won’t be elected, in his leadership, ambassadorship and golf course buddy capacity. He has a good handle on reality on The Don agenda and that Washington is Rome in the world today and its impact on global economics.

Many simple dot joining that Australian politicians especially Albo will NEVER fully understand.

So much better than Rudd verbal crapping and dribbling bull!

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shelspenc's avatar

He’s way too deferential to a would-be tyrant.

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Jerry Bour's avatar

A good conversation with a cautious Mr Hockey and thank you Chris for drawing him into the debate. It all just adds to the "climate change" debate and reality. Thank you Mr Hockey, good to see you engaging (reluctantly) into the Australian issues. The centre right needs despiratably to get mentors like yourself openly enter these debates.

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Carrie chick's avatar

Yes severe dementia are you kidding me and you don't even know how to read

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