Colin Boyle moves on to how unfair it is that renewables receive government subsidies, while leaving out that so too do fossil fuels. He uses this example:

We also have three coal fired power stations in the electorate of Flint, Callide, Gladstone and Stanwell in Rockhampton. What becomes of that base load power when it gets put in a position where it cannot compete in the marketplace to sell energy because of the mandates and the RET subsidies that the renewable energy sector gets, and what we are doing are driving small business and individuals to the wall. We’ve got people living in cars and people living in tents because they cannot afford their electricity bill. And it’s time. This stopped. That’s dumped this net zero, it is economic madness, it is overseeing the demise of business, industry, and prosperity.

Callide and Stanwell (the Rocky one) are STATE owned coal fired power stations, so they already receive government subsidies. Renewable energy is cheaper, which is one of the reason the private market is pulling out of fossil fuels (coal at least) for power (gas is another story despite being a fossil fuel and contributing to our emissions and high power prices) and are not to blame for higher power bills. The aging coal fired power assets ARE contributing, but no one is arguing against base load power here.

This bill is based in a fantasy set in the 1950s. Much like the Nationals.