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Yes, this is definitely what the election results showed.
Regional seats often held for or swung to the LNP. The election results aren't as much of a glowing endorsement for renewables as you suggest. Still, it is rich for that statement to be coming from the Nationals, considering that their long history of lies about renewables are partly to blame for the loss of their social license.
Has renewable energy really lost its social license?
Farmers don't like wind because all their neighbours are putting up noisy turbines.
Meanwhile every house in my street has solar because it's a no-brainer.
Advance Australia has been committing millions to whipping up a frothing frenzy against wind, solar and batteries in rural communities.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-19/renewables-tensions-federal-election-divided-communities/105062600
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-20/victorian-government-renewable-energy-plan-farmers-opposition/105309810
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-10/regional-australia-grapples-with-renewable-energy-projects/105155280
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/17/canberra-reckless-renewables-rally-donald-trump-conspiracy-theories
I'm not familiar with them so I looked them up. First sentence on the 'Our Story' page: "In 2018, woke politicians and elitist activist groups .."
That's enough. [close tab] Fucking bigots.
Bakers Delight donated to them.
Probably more companies to, but Bakers Delight has been the most inconvenient. I haven't been able to find good bread anywhere else (or indeed, even at Bakers Delight these days).