Prime Minister Anthony Albanese faced protests and heckling during a press conference in the Illawarra region, with demonstrators objecting to proposed offshore wind farms. They accused him of lying and demanded greater transparency regarding the project's costs and a public release of the final report from the consultation process.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese endured heckles throughout his morning press conference in the Illawarra, as protesters accused him of lying while demonstrating their opposition to offshore wind farms proposed for the region.Asked about what the Albanese government was going to do about the possibility of US tariffs being imposed on steel production in the region, the prime minister responded confidently.“My message is clear, which is we have got your back.
Another heckler later yelled out, “Can Chris Bowen release the costings”, referring to the offshore wind project.Later, one of the hecklers and anti-offshore wind farm campaigner Alex O’Brien spoke to reporters, arguing Albanese had questions to answer about whether the final report into the offshore wind industry consultation process would be tabled when it is due in February.
OFFSHORE WIND PROTESTS ALBANESE TARIFFS ACCOUNTABILITY
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