Tag: energy
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Dutton unveils gas reservation scheme and vows to sack 41,000 public service workers in budget reply
Peter Dutton has vowed to establish a gas reservation scheme that will reduce prices and sack all 41,000 federal public servants hired under Anthony Albanese if he wins an election billed as a “sliding doors moment” for the nation. After opposing and vowing to repeal Labor’s 70 cents a day income tax cuts which are…
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Labor’s SEC fails to deliver for Victorians
In 2023, the government committed an initial $1 billion to the SEC to help deliver 4.5 gigawatts of power through renewable energy projects, in which the Victorian government would take a majority stake. Energy experts argued that “wouldn’t buy much” in a transition from fossil fuels expected to cost around $320 billion nationally. SEC Victoria Pty Ltd has two…
JANE AGIRTAN INDEPENDENT 