Policy
Would Peter Dutton cut my taxes to take into account the roads I don’t use?
The Liberal party is right, or at least Bridget McKenzie is, and possibly Peter Dutton agrees with her; EV drivers should pay their fair share to use the roads.
Australia is more reliant on imported oil than ever before. It needs more EVs
New data shows Australia imported more petroleum products than it ever has in the last quarter of 2024. Now is not the time to slow down the transition to electric transport.Coalition threat to NVES is pandering to climate deniers and bearded ute-drivers
The companies complaining most about vehicle emissions standards are those that have done the least on the transition to EVs. The Coalition has returned to type.
“Family and ute tax:” Federal Coalition still obsessing over electric weekends
Coalition is branding the NVES as a “family and ute tax” in a reprise of the brain numbing “EVs will ruin your weekend” campaign. We explain why it is nonsense.
Election stalemate likely to sink Coalition threats to dump NVES penalties
The Coalition will need to win the lower house and win over Teal and Greens senators in the upper house to make good on threats that it will hamstring the new vehicle emissions standards.
Election Watch: Dutton’s anti-EV subsidy is a policy car crash
Dutton’s proposed tax cut favours families that own the worst gas guzzlers, while leaving out those with small cars. But the promised price cuts are fake.
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