We "capped" the gas price at $12Gj, giving consumers a welcome energy rebate, using free government-money. If Saudi could import oil we could import gas. As per inclusive UN policy, we give awaystrategically market our coal-gas bonanza for the welfare of China and India .
UN enforcersPractically-minded ANU and Greens urged PM, go net-zero 2035. Sensitive to UN priorities, he looked askance at senescent Europe.
Though EU emissions have fallen appreciably, their population growth is stunted. Australia was matching it with Nigeria.
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We checked comparatively low-migration US, their noticeable drop in emissions being driven by coal-to-gas switching. But gas has no place in the UN energy-palette, as socially-just nations approach the net-zero rainbow.
Ssh, net-zero's a fallacy, and Australia hasn't really reduced its emissions. It just looks as if we have - factoring in specialised Australia Deductions re land-uses.
The Coalition noticed, our "integrated system" energy plan (ISP) was a hoax. Some imagine, cynical Labor operatives must have planted Dutton's hybrid "nuclear-net-zero" response. No, he irradiated himself.
Jobs and growth:
Jobs, job, jobs. On his sporadic visits from Washington DC back to Canberra ACT, Treasurer activated the crucial Emerson-Weatherill slogan.
He delivered a million new jobs inside three years. Plus gender-equity, five quarters of real wages growth, cheaper services, cost-free government rebates.
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This was where populist un-curated (non-ABC-ANU that is) misinformation tried to hurt us.
One racialist agitator told unblinking Liberals, Australia was dismantling itself from within, Liberal seats being stacked with pro-Labor Indian immigrants. Some jibed, the million jobs were government-related jobs for the million migrants. Voters' disposable incomes had crashed, insinuated others, real wages still in freefall.
Wrong, wrong, wrong. Churn-and-change Treasurer had always had the right plan.
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