Sadly for Labor voters, once again Howard has re-taken the initiative. Focusing on issues such as energy and water addresses interests many Australians would hold. Malcolm Turnbull in particular is benefiting from some of the most severe droughts and water restrictions the East Coast has experienced. In QLD concerns have been enough to ensure normally unpopular decisions - building new dams - have become a viable option.
Howard pushed for state co-operation in the form of water trading and urged recycling of water as necessary. This has the affect of making the Government look like they are pushing for reform, but also enables most of the burden to be placed on State governments - very handy!
Energy was also focused upon - but not the green-friendly renewable types, the fossil types that Australia has abundant supplies of. Australia is the world's biggest supplier of coal, and therefore has an interest in the pursuit of greener coal technology that will alow coal to remain a major energy source. LNG is also another area where Australia can benefit - the PM touched on the fact that as a stable and reliable supplier, Australia will be an increasingly popular option... who would you trust your energy contracts with... Iran or Australia??
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