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Maybe he should run for parliament, and if he becomes PM he could do something about it.
Oh, wait....
He did do something about it. But it's very easy to paper over that argument in an echo chamber.
Whats more is that he continues to do something about it in the private sector. This is after losing his prime ministership for trying to do something about it at the political level.
What have you done?
I'll ignore that whataboutism. We're talking about Turnbull aren't we, not me?
Well, let's not 'paper it over'. What did he do?
What has he done? What has he actually achieved from an environment perspective? Because as far as I can tell, he talks. Talks and talks. But achieves nothing. At least with the NBN he can claim to have successfully given millions of dollars to Telstra and Foxtel and created a mixed-technology NBN that cost more and took longer lol.
So, I'd be happy if you could point out what he achieved as PM for the environment or has achieved since. Besides talking.
Snowy Hydro 2.0 was something he backed heavily whilst in power. He has also invested and advocate considerably in renewables since leaving politics. Compare that to your regular run of the mill politician like Gladys or Baird swanning into telcos and banking, or the others jumping into gambling industries.
Also, why are you downplaying him talking about climate change? It's one of his best assets, he holds huge influence. Would you prefer he install solar panels? Get real. You just want someone to hate but are completely misguided.
Oops. It would be criminal if that Snowy 2.0 turns out to be worse than what happened with the NBN
I'll ignore that whataboutism. Again, let's get back to what Turnbull has or has not achieved.
To quote the lyrical poet DMX from the seminal Ruff Ryders Anthem; Talk is cheap, motherfucker.
And when what you talk about goes as well as NBN and now Snowy Hydro 2.0 is going, well, we should wonder if he maybe, err, should talk less?
What influence does he have? He certainly didn't influence anyone in office. In fact he so 'influenced' them that they got rid of him.
And that, my friend, is an ad hominem, which I shall also ignore.
So you've quoted an article that complains about the cost of SH 2.0 and another that complains that it's delayed (name an infrastructure project that isn't delayed or over budget). But neither of those refute the projects long term benefit as a renewable energy source. Moving on, you've made moot points, congrats.
At least you admit he was working on a positive climate policy and lost his job because of it. Both sides of the debate now agree he was doing what he could.
You've obviously come from /r/Australia because they certainly had a penchant for slinging the word "whataboutism" around as if it was a good argument. It's more of a trumpism where you just say a slogan so you don't have to address the point. Well done.
Umm, you've quoted nothing. Does that make your 'points' less than nothing? Nobody is stopping you from providing evidence, articles or scientific studies.
Also, does just saying something make it your own? Or does talking about something make it a great idea and a fabulous achievement, but if it's rubbish idea and goes tits up, it's somebody else's fault?
Wait, what? Where did I say that?
Evidence?
Yep, that is an ad hominem. You attribute my motives/actions for something without entirely any evidence.
Whoa! And you just ad hominem'd your ad hominem. And throwing the 'trumpism' in is arguably a whataboutism.
C'mon bro, you can address the point:
TURNBULL + ENVIRONMENT + EVIDENCE = POSITIVE RESULTS
Show me the way!
You said he "influenced" them so much that they got rid of him. You're implying that his stance wasn't conducive to their ideology so they removed him as their leader. He lost the party room because he tried to introduce the NEG, he refused to butcher the policy by funding coal fired plants. He didn't succeed, but he did the best any liberal leader could amongst one of the most aggressively right wing eras in Australian politics.
What are you expecting me to quote on SH 2.0, you've claimed it was worse than the NBN but haven't backed up legitimate reasons why? Because it's expensive and went over budget? The original NBN quote was expensive, and you'd be to be highly optimistic if it stayed on budget and was delivered in time, it's a government project afterall.
Do you need links?
Evidence?
No, I never said it was worse than NBN. I said it would be criminal (and I just mean that colloquially, ie that it would be funny in the saddest way) if it turned out worse than the NBN.
Are you claiming the mixed-tech NBN was a success vs the originally planned FTTP?
You can look into the NZ FTTP with reducing costs as rollout occurred as a counterpoint. Happy to look at your source.
Have you got a link? Any link? You haven't given one so far. For anything you've claimed. Or that Turnbull has claimed.
BTW: I upvote you bro. Anyone downvoting shouldn't be, and should join the discussion. We all learn something and see others perspectives! Respect!
This link speaks a bit to what I've been saying.
https://reneweconomy.com.au/turnbull-says-his-biggest-leadership-failure-was-on-climate-change-83289/
That being said a lot of what I've discussed is covered in both Turnbull's unauthorised biography and his memoirs, but I can't expect you to go and read those. But that link touches a bit on just what sort of battle he was facing even in cabinet. Without Turnbull, the NEG would have included 5 billion investment in coal fired plants. Sometimes it's about what you don't do that easily gets overlooked.
I won't touch the LNP NBN roll out as that's not what I was referring to and we don't need another tangent.