RaymondPierreL3

I guess now we are going to find out whether #AlboPM is a shrewd srategist or simply a limp biscuit.

“The first rule of politics is to never waste a crisis. The current fuel crisis due to the Iran war is one the Australian government needs to seize. The old political concerns about taxing gas companies are now dead. Should the Albanese government fail to act it should not be surprised if voters angry at rising petrol, gas and electricity prices begin to look elsewhere” (Greg Jericho
Thu 19 Mar 2026 in The Guardian)

Read more:

https://www.theguardian.com/business/grogonomics/2026/mar/19/australian-government-gas-industry-iran-war-fuel-crisis

#AusPol #FuelShortage #FuelTax #EVSubsidies #Electrification

Never waste a fuel crisis: the Albanese government must seize the moment and start taxing gas companies

A failure to respond to soaring energy prices and act in the May budget could make voters turn their anger toward the federal government

The Guardian
Mar 19 at 5:19amWeb
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@RaymondPierreL3 What I initially thought of as Elbow saving up political currency to effect changes at a time of its choosing turned out to be an inverted sort of comply in advance.

I really do hope consequences of attacking Iran acts a circuit breaker (....leaving aside the human cost of this "opportunity"...), for Labour to try to do the minimum expected.