Opinion
Albanese to focus on energy policy after the Voice vote
There is no pathway to affordable clean energy that does not require government support. In the immediate post-referendum period, the Albanese government will turn its energies to that head-turning task.
Craig EmersonFormer Labor minister and economistSoon the Australian people will have decided the referendum on the Voice. Media coverage thereafter will be dominated by what the result means for the nation. But most Australians will want the government to switch to dealing with the cost of living, the housing divide and the energy transition.
While the Albanese government has been securing passage of the Housing Australia Future Fund and releasing policies on jobs through its employment white paper, polling conducted for The Australian Financial Review has identified the most commonly cited reason for switching from voting Yes to No is that the Voice has been a distraction from the cost of living and the cost of housing.
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