{"id":4417,"date":"2015-01-13T13:57:53","date_gmt":"2015-01-13T03:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=4417"},"modified":"2017-10-25T09:44:19","modified_gmt":"2017-10-24T23:14:19","slug":"queensland-election-solar-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/queensland-election-solar-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"The Queensland election and solar energy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_4421\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/qld-vote-solar.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4421\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4421\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/qld-vote-solar.jpg\" alt=\"qld map\" width=\"650\" height=\"623\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4421\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Will queenslanders vote in a more solar friendly premier?<\/p><\/div>\n<p>January traditionally sees Australians go on holidays, enjoy food and drink (and a bit of sport) and generally relax and get away from it all for a few weeks. The last thing on their minds is politics and worse, being dragged to the polling place when they should be having their well-deserved break.<\/p>\n<p>However there&#8217;s grumblings up north. This is because one of the most unpopular (and coincidentally anti-solar) state governments has called a snap election to limit expected electoral damage further down the track. We&#8217;re talking of the Queensland Newman government who are committing the crime of dragging Queenslanders away from the beach and caravan.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Rumours persist that &#8220;No Can Do&#8221; Newman was about to be ditched as leader of his party and called the election early to save his own skin. However as this information appears to come from a colourful Queenslander mining identity with an agenda and publicity machine to match his girth &#8212; a man who has effectively bought his own political party &#8212; this cannot be confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll call this gentleman Clive X to protect his identity shall we?<\/p>\n<p>Back to the Queensland election and solar energy. The poll has been described as one of the most important for solar energy in Australia. <a href=\"http:\/\/solar.org.au\/\" target=\"_blank\">Australian Solar Council <\/a>CEO John Grimes doesn&#8217;t hold back saying the outcome will be critical for the future of solar in the energy mix of this country.<\/p>\n<p>He claims with some merit that the Queensland government has acted as a kind of spear carrier for the anti-solar policies of the federal government. The Abbott government\u2019s anti-renewables drive has had it origins in the hardline efforts of state governments like that of Queensland, claims Mr Grimes.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cCampbell Newman has been the most anti-solar Premier in Australia&#8217;s history, writing the playbook for Tony Abbott&#8217;s assault on solar and renewable energy. The Newman Government has systematically shut down all clean energy and climate change programs and bungled the phase-down of the Solar Bonus Scheme,\u201d said Mr Grimes in a statement released to the press.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere have been no big solar or large-scale renewable energy projects in Queensland under Newman\u2019s Government, while the rest of the world goes in the other direction,\u201d he added.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>So important does the ASC consider this election, that it is looking to raise more funds for its Save Solar campaign. To find out more about the Save Solar campaign see the <a href=\"https:\/\/solar.org.au\/donate-to-save-solar-campaign\/\">ASC website here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think of the Newman government decision to hold a snap poll? More importantly what are the likely ramifications of the Queensland election and solar energy? We\u2019d like to hear your views. Is this a vital poll for the future of solar in this country? Or will solar energy inevitably grow across the nation regardless of the outcome of the January 31 election as more and more Aussie households realise the benefits?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January traditionally sees Australians go on holidays, enjoy food and drink (and a bit of sport) and generally relax and get away from it all for a few weeks. The last thing on their minds is politics and worse, being dragged to the polling place when they should be having their well-deserved break. 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