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Leading article Australia

The toxic topic

31 May 2025

9:00 AM

31 May 2025

9:00 AM

Within a few months it will be glaringly apparent to the Coalition that they could and should have fought the recent federal election by vigorously opposing Labor’s energy policies and the insanity of pursuing net zero. A recent opinion poll by the Institute of Public Affairs shows some 56 per cent of Australians are primarily interested in the ‘affordability’ of their electricity, whilst only a pathetic 21 per cent prioritise ‘meeting the net zero emissions by 2050 target’.

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