Albo unashamedly takes credit for union buster’s grand vision

Australian soldier acting as a wharf labourer during a wharfie strike, 9 April 1943 [CC0]

I never expected to see a Labor Prime Minister take credit for a union buster’s grand vision for a logistics hub at Moorebank, west of Sydney.

But that is exactly what happened last week.

Mr Albanese’s press release was headlined, Opening of the Moorebank Interstate Terminal fulfils long term vision.

Of course, he does not mention whose vision was being fulfilled.

In the Unfiltered newsletter, Alexandra Marshall had this to say about my article:

And leading Flat White, Michael de Percy brings us the latest chaos from the Albanese regime. He writes, ‘Albo is proving yet again that he is all about the announcement and the photo opportunity. Claiming credit for Chris Corrigan’s vision is a contradiction on a scale that even Mao couldn’t have envisioned in his major work.’

My latest in The Spectator Australia, Albo unashamedly takes credit for union buster’s grand vision.

Albo unashamedly takes credit for union buster’s grand vision
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To have our Prime Minister claim credit for the logistics vision of Australia’s most notable union buster beggars belief. Only a fool who had no idea about Australian history could fall for such nonsense.… pic.twitter.com/qcPq1cqWfe

— The Spectator Australia (@SpectatorOz) April 7, 2024

EV Manufacturing Data: Reducing emissions or virtue signalling?

Chemetall Footr Lithium Operation, Nevada

EV virtue signalling is the act of driving around in an electric vehicle feeling smug about one's environmental credentials without having a clue about the carbon emissions produced in the manufacture of EVs in different jurisdictions. EV use is a good thing when it is fit for purpose, but to force everybody to drive an EV is a dangerous precedent, especially when the environmental credentials of EV manufacturing leave much to be desired.

I discussed the models and data used to determine the CO2 emissions produced by the manufacture of EVs recently with Alexandra Marshall on Spectator TV.

Are electric vehicles 🚗 actually 'green'? I have my doubts...

"Destroying the environment to save the environment is 'kind of okay' [in the world of #NetZero]. Killing koalas is okay if it's for wind turbines but not for a coal mine."@SpectatorOz columnist Michael de Percy… pic.twitter.com/swbS4OTONa

— Alexandra Marshall (@ellymelly) April 5, 2024

Transport Options for South Canberra

Electric buses provide a low-emissions, flexible, and affordable way to improve transport outcomes

Tonight I was invited by the Woden Valley Community Council's South Canberra Transport Forum to discuss the cost of light rail in Canberra and falling per capita public transport boardings and electric buses to improve transport outcomes while reducing CO2 emissions.

My slides from the event are below.