SMH · Mike Foley · Saturday 16 May 2026
The Coalition is upping the ante with an aggressive energy policy designed to tackle the government’s climate agenda and the One Nation insurgency.
Climate War 3.0 — Taylor's running the sequel because the first two made money at the box office. Howard had Kyoto, Abbott had the carbon tax, now Taylor's got One Nation breathing down his neck and a coal seam to wave at the cameras. The policy isn't designed to power the grid. It's designed to power a preference deal.