T hree cheers for Liberal MP Andrew Hastie, a potential party leader, for speaking the plain truth on the ABC’s Four Corners. Hastie rightly described the policy of net zero emissions by 2050 as a ‘straitjacket’ – one he’s already cast off.
Hastie also put his finger on the fundamental question too few politicians are willing to address: should Australian families and businesses be paying more for electricity while we continue to sell coal and gas to India and China, but deny it to ourselves?
That’s the debate we need.
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