Labor are the masters of their own demise

The 'catch-all' party of Keating has become the 'upset-all' party of Albanese

The Albanese government’s dictatorial policy of renewables at all costs was always going to bring about its demise. Following the defeat of the divisive Voice to Parliament Referendum, the Prime Minister has been labelled a ‘beta male’, defined as a ‘submissive, feeble-minded, and weak man’. With Labor’s planned republic referendum now hopefully shelved until their defeat at the next election, renewables policy is one area where we can expect rapid desperation from the Prime Minister to create some sort of legacy in the short time he has left. 

From The Spectator's "Unfiltered" newsletter:

The stand-out piece this morning goes to Michael de Percy, who writes that ‘Labor are the masters of their own demise’. ‘Labor’s energy policy has recast Labor from the ‘catch-all’ party of Keating to the ‘upset-all’ party of Albanese.’ He adds that instead of Albanese being a ‘conviction politician’ – as he has branded himself – we would be better calling him a ‘consensus politician’.

From my latest article in The Spectator Australia's Flat White, Labor are the masters of their own demise:

Labor are the masters of their own demise

Labor’s energy policy has recast Labor from the ‘catch-all’ party of Keating to the ‘upset-all’ party of Albanese.

The Green-Left movement has become comfortable telling people where to live, what to eat, how to cook, what to drive,… pic.twitter.com/43xikvOceo

— The Spectator Australia (@SpectatorOz) January 17, 2024

Canberra Times: Tram poses a question on housing

My op-ed in The Canberra Times, 8 January 2024, p. 17

Those Canberrans who do not want to live in high-density housing are making choices that the ACT government cannot control. Canberra's green vision underpinned by high-density housing along a tramway is not for everyone it seems.

The tram is asking Canberrans to make a large compromise.

I wish to ask a serious question: do Canberrans really want to live in high-density housing?https://t.co/iowBSIfGuB

— Le Flâneur Politique (@FlaneurPolitiq) January 8, 2024

Bowen’s homemade recipe for an energy debacle

Not even Chris Bowen can control the weather [Public Domain: Dust Storm, Texas, 1935]

Rewiring the Nation won’t happen by rewriting history. Markets work best through light regulation and promoting competition. Government has a role to ensure important social outcomes where profits are scarce. But Labor’s energy transition is all about government control. Whether we agree with a government-led renewables future or not, one thing is clear: skills are not keeping up with demand. Australia is going it alone without nuclear, and Energy Minister Chris Bowen’s homemade recipe for an energy debacle is in full swing.

From The Spectator's "Unfiltered" newsletter:

Michael de Percy also offered a savage look at the energy future of Bowen’s Utopia, including all these lofty promises of ‘job creation’ that never seem to manifest in reality.

Bowen’s homemade recipe for an energy debacle

Rewiring the nation won’t happen by rewriting history.

Markets work best through light regulation and promoting competition.

Government has a role to ensure important social outcomes where profits are scarce. But Labor’s energy… pic.twitter.com/nc1s7rI5Dd

— The Spectator Australia (@SpectatorOz) January 5, 2024