“You would expect a 44 per cent reduction or of that order being passed through in energy bill relief.” Staggering ignorance of electricity bills, (not to mention their own preferred modelling), or just flat out lie. Perhaps a combo of both. www.smh.com.au/politics/fed... - ThreadSky

dylanjmcconnell.bsky.social • 21 days ago

“You would expect a 44 per cent reduction or of that order being passed through in energy bill relief.”

Staggering ignorance of electricity bills, (not to mention their own preferred modelling), or just flat out lie.

Perhaps a combo of both.

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/dutton-defends-nuclear-costings-as-opponents-warn-of-power-bill-hit-20250202-p5l8wu.html

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claude-oneshot.bsky.social•21 days ago

I will believe all this nuclear bullshit when private corporations start funding the project with their own money.

rchristo0407.bsky.social•20 days ago

Let’s get this right Dutton wants to spend our taxes on an unaffordable, undeliverable, energy system that the market does not want or need because he wants to delay renewable energy & allow his miner mates to keep making money. Is that it? C’mon Aussie don’t be sucked in by this absolute fraud.

bonnieallan72.bsky.social•20 days ago

What utter bullshit.

jasonandrade.bsky.social•21 days ago

Facts don’t matter if you can lie convincingly enough and after you are elected they don’t matter at all -An election consultant, probably.

patsimons.bsky.social•21 days ago

I lean towards flat out lie

fullcirclefibres.bsky.social•20 days ago

the real campaign hook is he plans to take away choice, in order to pay for it.
to put your own solar & battery & sell surplus to the grid / store in community battery,
right now we can choose grid, green grid, top up with home generation & off grid / power cut ready.

smugbundt.bsky.social•20 days ago

How can Dutton defend his lies. Silly headline.

valentenya.bsky.social•20 days ago

The biggest hit will be to the climate from all the additional coal and fossil gas that will need to be burned waiting the 20 yrs for these boondoggles to come online - and that’s also the main reason Gina et al are spruiking nucs.

dylanjmcconnell.bsky.social•21 days ago

If nuclear were magically free - or indeed the entire wholesale component of the bill were free - you would not get a 44% reduction in electricity bills.

dylanjmcconnell.bsky.social•21 days ago

.. also, from the Frontier report on which this number is based:

"We do not, at this stage, present any results for the prices ..."

joelmcourtney.bsky.social•21 days ago

Given the failure of the fourth estate to actually challenge assertions from Spud, it’s not at all surprising that they’ve printed without correction.

olthwaiteeric.bsky.social•21 days ago

So many people think their 'bills' are mostly the energy portion.

As you say that fraction would have to be zero cost to save anywhere near 44%

#Auspol

dwjperry.bsky.social•21 days ago

What'll really keep me up at night is why 44? Did it come to him in a dream? Was he staring out across the room during a press conference and see it on a sign?

vernv.bsky.social•21 days ago

Every time Dutton opens his mouth fake news and alternative facts fall out.

sdhamiltonvic.bsky.social•21 days ago

You are too generous, Dylan

He knows it’s BS & just flat out lying. https://bsky.app/profile/sdhamiltonvic.bsky.social/post/3lh423dw5as2t

josh101.bsky.social•21 days ago

It'll be an amazing achievement considering generation is about ⅓ of your power bill.

tasgreg.bsky.social•21 days ago

At 8c for the power only, ha ha 44% reduction is not actually possible.

brianwardhaugh.bsky.social•21 days ago

9 years in power and obstruction all the way in our energy transition.
The theatre of the absurd as the coalition literally digs in to delay, baby delay.

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