Whatever. Labor will stuff it up, as usual.

If we stopped squandering money on closing the gap programs for useless aboriginals we could fund a lot of other useful programs such as improving the services for the elderly who are in care.

David

That's all very well, but dependent on the cost of energy, it's cascading effect though the length and breadth of the entire economy.

And what we do know is, labors's plans, batteries and/pumped hydro can only quite massively increase energy costs!

And will remain the only possible outcome as long as nuclear power remains selectively off the table. As long as the BS that renewables are cheaper? This will remain the case!

Thorium is the most energy material on the planet. Just 8 grams of the metal contains enough recoverable energy to power your house and car for a century! The cost of recovering that 8 grams as the metal, just 100 dollars! And that's just 1 dollar a year. Point to any renewable that could make that verifiable claim.

It's not as if there is any Australian Uni offering a degree on Thorium as an energy source or specifically, MSR thorium. Or the fact that it is without question the cleanest, cheapest, safest energy source in the world.

Australia is being crippled economocally by the cost of energy and until labor develops a spine and adopts SMR, MSR thorium as it base load, carbon free energy.

This will not just remain the case, but worsen with time! As for coal/gas? Not threatened at this time due to the prices internationally.

All that I'm advocating could be financed by Australia accepting nuclear waste for storage. And then using it in walk away safe MSR technology where it's just mostly unspent fuel and good enough in quite modest amounts to power Oz for centuries.

And usher in the most dramatic industrial manufacturing renissance via publicly owned power, using totally free fuel in complete safe walk away safety! Part of which could be mass produced SMRs, as one a day, for an energy desperate international market!

I've researched this area for the best part of fifteen years! My last post was that of a science assistant for a power authority until I was forced into early retirement nearly forty years ago. And had ample research time on my hands!
Alan B.

Correction, thorium is the most energy dense material on the planet!
Alan B.

One of the opportunities labor will waste is on real tax reform. We need to make sure those who earn an income or profits here pay their fair share! And end economically harmful front loaded taxes like payroll tax, stamp duties and the like.

labor is not interested in real tax reform given they need the never ever forthcoming permission from their political masters.

The introduction GST was supposed to be accompanied by the removal of stamp duties. Even as the states to a man rejected the implimentation of the GST. They are now like squabbling gulls chasing a hot chip in their haste to get their share from that bucket of money!
Alan B.

The argument that he is not a US citizen and he was not in the US
anyway is valid but he did not hack into their computer system.
That was done by Chelsie something who then gave the information
to Julian Assange.
The only thing he can be charged with is someone gave him secret
information and he passed it on.
US newspaper publishers did the same thing.
None of them charged as far as I have seen.