Greens plan for Victorian solar fund
On the back of unprecedented support in the polls, the Greens leader Christine Milne has unveiled the first of the party’s solar-focused announcements.
With the national trend away from renewable support, Milne is looking to the states for assistance in connecting potential customers with solar systems but establishing low-interest loans to be used for the purchase of solar power systems, with the electricity savings being used to pay off the cost of the installation.
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“Australia is a leader in solar science but is underinvested in solar power, depriving us of jobs that the community is calling out for,” said Milne. “We can create the financial incentives to put solar panels on roofs, for no money down, delivering immediate savings on electricity bills.”
The solar push follows a Fairfax Neilsen poll that shows the Coalition and Labor losing votes to the Greens, enjoying a 17% approval rating nationally and 24% in Western Australia.
Coalition support has slipped on the back of policy moves including reintroducing the royal titles of knights and dames, weakening anti-discrimination laws, uncertainty regarding renewable energy and a corruption scandal involving assistant treasurer Arthur Sinodinos.
WA Senator Scott Ludlam launched a scathing attack on the Prime Minister recently, using his Senate address to invite Tony Abbott to Western Australia because “every time you open your mouth, the Green vote goes up”.
It was perhaps expected the benefits to mining that repealing the mining tax and carbon tax would bring could deliver Western Australia to the Coalition, a tactic that seems to have backfired.
Although Adam Brant is the current deputy leader, the popularity of Senator Ludlam has led many to ask whether he is being groomed for a leadership role. It’s easy to see why…
