OPINION PIECE
Australians are paying on average 32 per cent more for electricity than they were three years ago.
Every day, I listen to people in Dawson who tell me one of the biggest pains they feel is the price they now pay to keep the lights on and cool. When people turn on the aircon during a sweltering summer day, they know one flick of a switch is costing more than it should. Pensioners and those on lower incomes tell me they have to choose which appliances to do without.
Electricity pain in Dawson is real. The rising cost of electricity also impacts supply chains and storage of fresh produce.
Higher electricity prices mean we all pay more at the checkout. Power prices are skyrocketing, and with Labor’s green-only strategy, there’s no end in sight.
Labor’s electricity rebate, is not a fix. It’s not a plan. It’s not even a cheap Band-Aid.
Meanwhile, the Coalition has a positive plan to bring energy costs down long-term. Under a Dutton/Littleproud government, a balanced energy mix will deliver the long-term, sustained relief every Australian power user needs and deserves.
Peter Dutton recently announced in his budget reply speech a Coalition plan to open up more gas supply and get it to Aussie consumers fast, by the end of the year.
Long term, nuclear power plants built adjacent to existing coal-fired power stations, without the need for massive new transmission infrastructure, will deliver reliable base load power with zero emissions. The Coalition supports investment in renewables as part of the energy mix, too.
But a green-only strategy is not the solution, and new renewable projects should not come at the expense of valuable farmland or our pristine environments. Albanese and Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen tell us we all need to do our bit for the climate. But their green madness is costing the country, and it needs to stop.
Labor promised $275 lower electricity prices by 2025. Instead, in just three years, Australian households are paying over $1,000 more each year.
Labor isn’t making any promises on power prices this time because they know they have no answers. Worse still, they know their plan is taking Australia in the wrong direction, but they won’t admit it, forging ahead in the hope voters will accept their spin.
A Coalition government will put downward pressure on prices by opening up supply and delivering an energy mix suited to Australia’s needs.
We will take real action to drive power prices back down, so everyone can afford to keep the lights on and stay cool.
Andrew Willcox, Federal Member for Dawson
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