Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was confronted and heckled by angry residents at Lake Illawarra in Wollongong while attending an event to honor retiring Labor minister Stephen Jones. Locals expressed their frustration over the government's plans for offshore wind farms, particularly the designated site off the coast of Wombarra to Kiama.
Anthony Albanese confronted and heckled by angry locals at Lake Illawarra in Wollongong over off shore wind warms
The Labor leader met with supporters, shaking their hands, and was about to hold a press conference when multiple local residents started shouting toward him.Two angry locals vented their frustration at the PM over the declaration of an area 20 kilometres from Wombarra to Kiama by Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen as a site for offshore renewable energy, including offshore wind, in June 2024."No offshore wind turbines, Albo. We don't even care about it.
"We've also got an inquiry into offshore wind which is continuing to be held up by a Labor-Greens controlled Senate. They've met five times and the committee can't even lock in a date. We want accountability, we want transparency and that is our message."
OFFSHORE WIND FARMS ANTHONY ALBANESE PROTESTS LABOR PARTY ENERGY POLICY
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