" Renewables are not doing the job. "Care to unpack that for us...

" Renewables are not doing the job. "

Care to unpack that for us ?

What is the ' job ' you are referring to ?

" They need gas and coal to paper over their unreliability. "

Do you realise that coal and gas need backup ?

Do we actually have enough renewables to power Australia even if the sun shone 24/7 ?

Has enough storage to support renewables been rolled out yet ?

Is Australia's renewable energy system considered to be as mature as the fossil powered system you are trying to compare it to ?

P.S. I just looked out the window. The sun came up today. Best you check the sun at your place again.