Australia’s climate wars are cranking back up to full power,as Opposition Leader Peter Dutton mounts a challenge to Labor’s ambitious renewable energy agenda.
The Coalition has floated the idea of building nuclear power stations on retired coal station sites,possibly including Collie’s,as a solution to energy woes.
Joyce has confirmed that he received upsetting news about the health of a family member around the time of the incident,which he blamed on mixing alcohol and prescription medication.
Adopting entrenched political positions will not change the physics of the climate and energy crisis facing the nation.
The Nationals MP has not yet decided whether to take leave,as critics within his own party rebuke him and allies urge him to hang on.
Former party leader Michael McCormack has urged Joyce to open up about his medical condition and seek the help he needs.
Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce has told several colleagues he was feeling the effects of medication mixing with alcohol when he fell off a planter box and continued his phone call.
A crowd gathered on the lawn of Parliament House on Tuesday this week to protest the government’s plan to implement “reckless renewables”.
The Nationals may well disrupt the drive to renewable energy,but they could damage the Coalition’s re-election prospects in the process.
Nationals Leader David Littleproud said renewable development in regional Australia is at saturation point.
The Albanese government has promised to address complaints about clean energy projects “running roughshod” over communities.