Post by juliar on Nov 23rd, 2018 at 11:34am
The Polly Waffle VIRUS strikes again - with more Fake News.
My Gosh don't they have some windjamming loonies in West Australia ?
Stupid Greeny led by the snout Shorty's ridiculous energy disaster is already collapsing around his flapping ears. What a drongo!!!
ScoMo the Shorty killer is already wiping the floor with him.
Labor's loony Energy "policy" is insanity on steroids.
Loony Labor's blackout energy policy
Morrison dashes business hopes on energy
Updated 1 hour ago
Labor's pledge to put the coalition's dumped energy policy on the table for bipartisan support has pleased business groups craving investment certainty.
Scott Morrison has dashed the hopes of Australian businesses crying out for bipartisan support on energy policy.
Business leaders were briefly optimistic about ending the decade-long climate wars in Australia when Labor announced would revive the coalition's dumped National Energy Guarantee.
The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Business Council of Australia are both eager for a solution to the nation's energy woes.
"We have consistently called on all sides of the political divide to support the NEG to end the policy paralysis that has stalled much needed investment," BCA chief Jennifer Westacott said.
However, the prime minister is refusing to back Labor's plan.
When asked why he would not support the NEG, given he had consistently argued for months it would lower power prices, Mr Morrison deflected to the opposition's plans for household batteries.
He likened the idea to Kevin Rudd's disastrous insulation scheme.
"What happened last time we let the Labor Party come and put something in your house," Mr Morrison told Nine Network.
"I mean, roofs burnt down for goodness sake. They've learnt nothing, absolutely nothing."
The prime minister said the NEG would lower power prices with a carbon emission reduction target of 26 per cent - not the 45 per cent target proposed by Labor.
"A 45 per cent target is reckless, it will shut down industries all around the country," Mr Morrison said.
Under Labor's plan, subsidies of up to $2000 would be given to 100,000 households to install batteries to link their solar panels, which cost about $10,000 each.
Mr Morrison pointed out high-end Tesla batteries cost more than $20,000.
"I mean, what families in Australia on the incomes they're talking about have a lazy $20,000 hanging around to go and put these things in?"
Labor would also invest $15 billion in energy transmission and generation if it wins the next federal election.
Meanwhile, the coalition has angered the business community with its plans to force energy retailers to sell off assets and restructure their companies if it is deemed in the public interest.
The Business Council of Australia has warned the "ad hoc and extreme" divestiture powers would exacerbate sovereign risk, interfere with market outcomes and discourage investment.
Finance Minister Mathias Cormann has dismissed their warnings.
"Obviously there's always a level of vested interest in the context of these sorts of debates," he told Sky News.
"This is not something we would want to pursue - it is a matter of last resort - but when it is all said and done, we are on the side of consumers and business when it comes to electricity prices."
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/morrison-dashes-business-hopes-on-energy
My Gosh don't they have some windjamming loonies in West Australia ?
Stupid Greeny led by the snout Shorty's ridiculous energy disaster is already collapsing around his flapping ears. What a drongo!!!
ScoMo the Shorty killer is already wiping the floor with him.
Labor's loony Energy "policy" is insanity on steroids.
Loony Labor's blackout energy policy
Morrison dashes business hopes on energy
Updated 1 hour ago
Labor's pledge to put the coalition's dumped energy policy on the table for bipartisan support has pleased business groups craving investment certainty.
Scott Morrison has dashed the hopes of Australian businesses crying out for bipartisan support on energy policy.
Business leaders were briefly optimistic about ending the decade-long climate wars in Australia when Labor announced would revive the coalition's dumped National Energy Guarantee.
The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Business Council of Australia are both eager for a solution to the nation's energy woes.
"We have consistently called on all sides of the political divide to support the NEG to end the policy paralysis that has stalled much needed investment," BCA chief Jennifer Westacott said.
However, the prime minister is refusing to back Labor's plan.
When asked why he would not support the NEG, given he had consistently argued for months it would lower power prices, Mr Morrison deflected to the opposition's plans for household batteries.
He likened the idea to Kevin Rudd's disastrous insulation scheme.
"What happened last time we let the Labor Party come and put something in your house," Mr Morrison told Nine Network.
"I mean, roofs burnt down for goodness sake. They've learnt nothing, absolutely nothing."
The prime minister said the NEG would lower power prices with a carbon emission reduction target of 26 per cent - not the 45 per cent target proposed by Labor.
"A 45 per cent target is reckless, it will shut down industries all around the country," Mr Morrison said.
Under Labor's plan, subsidies of up to $2000 would be given to 100,000 households to install batteries to link their solar panels, which cost about $10,000 each.
Mr Morrison pointed out high-end Tesla batteries cost more than $20,000.
"I mean, what families in Australia on the incomes they're talking about have a lazy $20,000 hanging around to go and put these things in?"
Labor would also invest $15 billion in energy transmission and generation if it wins the next federal election.
Meanwhile, the coalition has angered the business community with its plans to force energy retailers to sell off assets and restructure their companies if it is deemed in the public interest.
The Business Council of Australia has warned the "ad hoc and extreme" divestiture powers would exacerbate sovereign risk, interfere with market outcomes and discourage investment.
Finance Minister Mathias Cormann has dismissed their warnings.
"Obviously there's always a level of vested interest in the context of these sorts of debates," he told Sky News.
"This is not something we would want to pursue - it is a matter of last resort - but when it is all said and done, we are on the side of consumers and business when it comes to electricity prices."
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/morrison-dashes-business-hopes-on-energy