The Albanese Labor Government’s Real Cost of Energy
August 30, 2024
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The Albanese Labor Government’s energy policy is a masterclass in distraction and deflection. Remember that tantalising promise to slash power bills by $275? Like a bad rerun of the NBN rollout, reality is beginning to show its ugly face, leaving working Australians to foot the bill. Let’s start with the facts. The much-lauded GenCost report, heralded as the cornerstone of our renewable future, conveniently skips over the billions required for infrastructure and storage to make wind and solar anything more than fair-weather friends. These aren’t just minor oversights; they’re gaping holes that make the Grand Canyon look like a roadside ditch.

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By omitting these costs, the government’s misdirection is the political equivalent of a three-card trick, designed to mislead rather than deliver. But unlike most magic tricks, there’s no applause when the lights go out—literally.

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Then there’s nuclear—a topic that’s been shamefully neglected. In a country blessed with vast uranium reserves, nuclear energy should be an option. Yet, Labor’s political prejudice, coerced by their major donors and the Greens’ delusional fantasies, has shackled us to an energy strategy as one-sided as a Venezuelan election.

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The Teals, meanwhile, are busy pushing policies that bail their donors out of loss-making renewable energy projects while they still get to feel virtuous. All this just widens the divide between the haves and the have-nots. This isn’t progress; it’s narrow self-interest.

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And what of that elusive $275 reduction in power bills? It’s a promise as empty as a magician's top hat that just had a rabbit pulled out of it. Instead of meaningful reform, Labor is dishing out millions to the Teals' billionaires, fuelling inflation faster than you can say “cost of living crisis.” It’s the classic tale of robbing Peter to pay Paul—except Peter is every hard-working Australian, and Paul is an unsustainable energy policy driven by ideology rather than engineering and maths.

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This isn’t a debate about whether to renew or not to renew. It’s about ensuring every Australian has a future where opportunities are maximised, not just a few billionaires who’ve hacked our democracy. Get this wrong, and it’s not just the lights that go out—it’s our living standards, our competitiveness, and our future.

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The Albanese Government’s dishonest approach risks sinking the country into economic backwaters. It’s now time Australians saw through the con. When it comes to energy policy, they’re not just misleading us—they’re lying. And the cost of that deception could well be devastating.

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Join Australians for Prosperity today. Stand with us to demand energy policies that actually benefit all Australians—ensuring a future of limitless opportunity, not just for a privileged few, but for everyone.

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