One Nation now represents two of Australia’s best wind and solar regions |
One Nation’s victory in Farrer places the party at the centre of major renewable energy and transmission projects in regional New South Wales, despite its strong opposition to the clean energy transition.
One Nation’s win in Farrer has put the right-wing populist party in control of a major part of New South Wales’ (NSW) green energy sector, taking in another of the state’s renewable energy zones and “control” over two of the country’s best wind and solar regions.
Over the weekend David Farley become the first One Nation candidate to win a lower house seat, with 57 per cent of the two-candidate preferred vote.
He now joins Barnaby Joyce, the former Nationals leader who defected to One Nation and who represents New England in the House of Representatives.
It presents a new political challenge for Labor, and other movements – the Greens and the Teals – who want to take climate change and the green energy transition seriously, and another potential hurdle for developers who are seeking community support for their projects.
Farley is now the federal MP for........