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Politicians like Chris Bowen are pushing forward with schemes like secret agreements and capacity investment programs, which guarantee returns regardless of actual performance. Such arrangements incentivize investment in unreliable and unproven projects, further distorting the energy market and siphoning taxpayer dollars into failed initiatives.
Public dissatisfaction is mounting. Ordinary Australians—whether pensioners or small business owners—are feeling the pinch as their power bills climb relentlessly. Many are asking: what have we done to ourselves? Why are policies meant to protect the environment disproportionately harming the nation’s economic well-being?