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| Josh Frydenburg is now in charge of a new super-Ministry involving climate and energy. |
There was Pauline Hanson, demanding royal commissions into
Islam and climate science, who along with other minor party and independent
Senators will most likely hold the balance of power in the Senate, with as many
as 7 seats but a minimum of 3.
Hanson gave us a taste of what is to come in an
extraordinary debate on ABC’s Q&A, which was punctuated with the sort of
ignorance and ideology we often see in the energy sector – see South Australia.
In the government, the Coalition led by Malcolm Turnbull has
elevated more conservatives to the front bench. Zed Selseja, a conservative who
opposes gay marriage and weekend penalty rates, is minister assisting social
services.
Matt Canavan, a conservative who dismisses climate science,
is appointed resources minister responsible for the coal industry and building
dams in northern Australia. Be under no doubt about Canavan: the only energy
that matters to him, he has said often, is cheap energy, dirty or not.
Read Giles Parkinson’s story on RenewEconomy - “Frydenberg’s choice: Make a big step forward, or a big step back.”
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