Australia election: Anthony Albanese signals climate policy change

[SouthBayDem]

Source: BBC

Australia's new leader has vowed to take the country in a new direction, with a big shift in climate policy.

Anthony Albanese, who won Saturday's election with the opposition centre-left Labor Party, said Australia could become a renewable energy superpower.

He is to be sworn in as PM on Monday, but it is not clear whether his party will have a majority in parliament.

Climate change was a key concern for voters, after three years of record-breaking bushfire and flood events.

Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-61539426

[bucolic_frolic]

1. We won't go that route until 50 million Americans die of thirst /nt

[rurallib]

2. given our recent record on Covid, that may not be enough.

[IronLionZion]

3. One would think Americans in wildfire and hurricane areas would be interested

but nope

[certainot]

7. or we stop letting 1500 radio stations licensed to operate in the public interest keep denying, many

of them, probably more than 400, endorsed by dozens of universities and professional teams that broadcast on them

[Mr. Evil]

4. With as much barren land they have,

they could have multitudes of solar and wind farms.

We just have to keep coddling the super-rich because they pay politicians (most always republicans) from the local level on up to maintain their personal status quo. They're so special, don'tcha know!
/snarkity snark snark-o-rama

[Cha]

5. TY Australia!

💙💛

[Aussie105]

6. And the bleating has already started!

From those who thought the no-longer-in-power Liberal party was entitled to rule forever, with the full approval of the Biggest Deity they can think of.
After all, the no-longer-prime-minister said so, waving his arms about in church, trying to speak in tongues.

Bleating too from the political commentators who thought the same.
Dire warnings from them, we will all be ruined, things were going so well, now it's all for naught, they cry in unison.

One thing is for sure. No longer steady as she goes, no more she will be right mate, no more apathy reigning supreme!

Honeymoon period for the new part coming up. Hopefully, fully invigorated and mindful of the pre-election promises Labor made.

Fingers crossed!