The AIP is one of several third-party groups running well-funded campaigns designed to oust Greens from their three inner-Brisbane electorates and against independent “teal” MPs in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth.

One of those groups, Australians for Prosperity, has also declared $725,000 from Coal Australia. Another, Advance Australia, has been actively involved in anti-renewables campaigns.

So much for needing to stop burning fossil fuels.

I see Graham Young mentioned, that shit balls web site online opinion is infested with nonsense

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[–] Slagfart@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I never thought I'd say this but in defence of big coal, rent controls, which the greens advocate, have historically caused real rents for those not in existing rentals to skyrocket. I'm anti-coal but this rental cap policy is stupid.

Rental demand and supply needs to be addressed. Just fucking with prices via a cap has tons of unintended consequences. I see nothing in the greens policies about easing innner-city zoning restrictions, or increasing the supply of construction labour, both of which would be much more effective at reducing real rents.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1051137724000020