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Fitz,

I think the energy council will run a campaign before the next election targeting Labour if not approved.

That will be dangerous for Labour, because the liberals will latch onto it.

Most people are greenies at heart, just not fanatical.

The issues at hand pre next election will be jobs and energy costs, not the environment.

That is what comes up in surveys at the moment.

In submissions from many manufacturers, they all say Australia is the most expensive place to manufacture and the blame is energy costs.

Outside energy costs, gas is used in the manufacture of fertalizer, fabrics, glass, steel, plastics, paint to name a few.

When Victoria's gas runs out, the manufacturing sector stops.

Jobs are lost and manufacturing goes overseas.

Gas creates hydrogen, so thinking away from burning it, to thinking creating hydrogen is paramount.

The government wants hydrogen to be used, yet no supply exists on the east coast that is economical.

So gas is an essential resource outside energy as we presently use it.

If labour drags there feet longer and declines, if it goes to court, they will need to explain to his honour why the delay.

To me there is no ethical reason to delay, other than it's political.

The courts will not entertain that on the procedural fairness test.

If scomo had not overruled Mr Pitt, pep11 would be approved already. Even the nats are for gas and nuclear.

Its safe, we have a war in the Ukrainian and no issues, even with a war.

Gas is safe, it can not spill like oil also. As for co2 argument, trees need it to provide us oxygen.

If the world wants to reduce emmisions, we plant trees and stop deforestation.

That's probably why we have global warming, the removal of rainforest that filter the air around us.