It's only a suggestion. But … if you're trying to convince the voting public that your new energy and climate policy has not in any way been dictated by a string-pulling Tony Abbott – prince of partisan brawling, the wrecker-in-chief, the original Dr No – maybe don't call it NEG.
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| Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced his shiny new energy and climate policy before the media on Tuesday |
The national energy guarantee, which will replace the orphaned and unloved clean energy target, will force energy companies to meet standards mandating reliability and emissions reduction, making it the Rorschach blot of energy policy: you can read into it whatever you like!
You might just have to squint pretty hard.
The Prime Minister announced the NEG on Facebook with a video in which he speaks directly to voters. He looks nice. He's wearing a blue suit, not his Q&A leather jacket – read into that what you will.
Read Jacqueline Malley’s story in today’s Melbourne Age - “Welcome to politics' new three-letter-word: the NEG.”
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