Former Clean Energy Finance Corporation boss Oliver Yates has thrown his hat into the political ring, taking on Treasurer and deputy Liberal Party leader Josh Frydenberg in the traditionally safe seat of Kooyong, as the architects of the Coalition’s disastrous climate and energy policy continue to be targeted by strong independents.
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| Present PM, Scott Morrison, nailed his colours to the fossil fuel mast when he appeared in parliament as the Treasurer brandishing a piece of coal urging people "not to be afraid". |
Yates’ move – to be formally announced on Wednesday – comes days after former Olympic skier and barrister Zali Steggall announced her run against former prime minister Tony Abbott in the seat of Warringah, and Julia Banks, who has already shifted to the cross-bench, is reported to be considering a challenge against health minister and former environment minister Greg Hunt.
The rise of the independents, and particularly of strong and eloquent advocates of renewable energy, action on climate policy, and a change on the government treatment of refugees, has become the single most interesting development in politics in the past 12 months.
Read the story from RenewEconomy by Giles Parkinson - “Yates joint independent push to dethrone Coalition’s climate and energy failures.”
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