They didn’t fudge it. They put a number on it — $275 off your power bill. This week I went looking for that number, and instead I found a very different one.
Black and white
The energy regulator’s own report says electricity prices have gone up $22.7 billion since Labor came to power. That’s not me editorialising from the garage. That’s the umpire’s report. And search it as hard as you like — the $275 discount we were promised is nowhere to be found.
Chris Bowen’s favourite excuse
The latest line from Chris Bowen is to blame the previous government. How long ago was that, exactly? Three years in, you can’t keep looking over your shoulder while the bills climb. This is a party that has perfected the art of staring down a camera and calling black white, up down, night day. So they just say it — and hope we swallow it.
The reason is no mystery
We all know why prices are so high. It’s the net zero crusade and the renewables policy that was sold to us as cheaper and has turned out to be vastly — $22.7 billion vastly — more expensive. And now we’re expected to believe the government had nothing to do with it.
Did they get away with it?
I don’t think they will. But you tell me. This is the kind of thing people carry into the ballot box. Call me on Friday and let’s have it out.
Watch and listen to the full episode below.
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From the outbreak of World War Two and the discovery of the Titanic to Rear Window, Barry Gibb and Rundle Mall turning 50, Jeremy Cordeaux marks the first of September.
Jeremy Cordeaux says climate campaigners wrongly seized on the Nepal avalanche to justify net zero, and restates that Australia could switch everything off and change nothing.
Days after a 45,000-signature petition, the government plans to fell another 400 trees for a $96 million MotoGP race. Jeremy Cordeaux says the Premier has lost touch.
Jeremy Cordeaux pays a warm tribute to Dolly Parton, larger than life yet loved by everyone who met her, with 956 songs, Grammys galore, and a self-deprecating charm all her own.
Anthony Albanese says he has to beat One Nation because “we owe it to history.” Jeremy Cordeaux calls it delusional and asks who is actually better off under this government.
One Nation took nearly 40 per cent of the primary vote in a seat Labor held for 40 years. Jeremy Cordeaux calls the Secret Harbour result the first sign of the orange wave.
After a Four Corners program on an aged-care algorithm, Jeremy Cordeaux makes a heartfelt case for keeping parents and grandparents close, recalling three generations under one roof.
A player manager says footballers will soon earn $5 million a season. Jeremy Cordeaux asks whether kicking a ball is worth that, and how you price anyone’s talent at all.
Jeremy Cordeaux defends Pauline Hanson’s right to take her 18C case to the High Court, citing Voltaire, and argues the law is an attack on free speech for all of us.
Jim Chalmers says he is worried about the coalition and One Nation influencing super. Jeremy Cordeaux asks why he is not worried about the union movement, and warns Labor eyes the money.
The government bought more fuel but never worked out where to store it. Jeremy Cordeaux says we now pay up to $60,000 a day to leave tankers parked off the coast.
Jeremy Cordeaux tells South Australia’s Premier he has misread the public mood over felling parkland trees for an elite golf tournament, and urges him to back up while he can.
$22.7 Billion Later: Whatever Happened to My $275 Power Saving?
They didn’t fudge it. They put a number on it — $275 off your power bill. This week I went looking for that number, and instead I found a very different one.
Black and white
The energy regulator’s own report says electricity prices have gone up $22.7 billion since Labor came to power. That’s not me editorialising from the garage. That’s the umpire’s report. And search it as hard as you like — the $275 discount we were promised is nowhere to be found.
Chris Bowen’s favourite excuse
The latest line from Chris Bowen is to blame the previous government. How long ago was that, exactly? Three years in, you can’t keep looking over your shoulder while the bills climb. This is a party that has perfected the art of staring down a camera and calling black white, up down, night day. So they just say it — and hope we swallow it.
The reason is no mystery
We all know why prices are so high. It’s the net zero crusade and the renewables policy that was sold to us as cheaper and has turned out to be vastly — $22.7 billion vastly — more expensive. And now we’re expected to believe the government had nothing to do with it.
Did they get away with it?
I don’t think they will. But you tell me. This is the kind of thing people carry into the ballot box. Call me on Friday and let’s have it out.
Watch and listen to the full episode below.
The Court of Public Opinion is proudly supported by Rossdale Homes — when trust is a must.
Subscribe and review on your favourite podcast app
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