With tens of billions of dollars’ worth of projects sitting in limbo awaiting approval, it is ironic that the energy industry is among the most enthusiastic supporters of adding another layer of bureaucracy, legal challenges and delays through a Voice to parliament.

The energy industry has sounded the alarm over the logjam in environmental and other approvals for the tens of billions of dollars’ worth of projects sitting in limbo, which is amplifying Australia’s sovereign risk and putting access to energy for our nation’s poor out of reach.