Leadership is not about taking the easy road. It’s about standing firm in the face of misinformation and resistance. Offshore wind presents a critical opportunity for Australia’s energy security, industry and regional communities – yet political gamesmanship threatens to stall progress on one of our most promising solutions.

Our ageing coal-fired power plants are becoming increasingly unreliable. Nine out of 17 plants have already surpassed the average retirement age. Loy Yang A in Victoria, almost 50 years old, will close within the next decade. The era of coal picking up the slack in our energy grid is over. We need long-term policies to secure affordable, reliable energy for the future.