They were told by Fox "News" that renewables will mean they have...

They were told by Fox "News" that renewables will mean they have to use a gender neutral toilet so they need to be against them.

In a later comment you mention a "mix" of energies. Exactly what I would do. A mixture of different sources based on local conditions, capabilities, circumstances etc etc.

Why can't Australia, beyond blessed with almost limitless renewable energy, tap into that abundant resource to provide manufacturers in this country with almost near zero energy costs (so long as they continue to improve their efficiency over time) so that they can compete with cheap labour countries and allow them to be competitive on the global stage? Bring back manufacturing and the well paying jobs that these industries it bring.

We can't compete with wages but we sure could compete with almost near zero energy costs for manufacturers.

Retail like you and me continue to pay for usage/tarrifs etc, government uses it's power to establish the energy infrastructure, creating many jobs in the process, to enable this energy transformation and bring in massive manufacturing taxes to pay off the initial one off and any ongoing investment costs. With renewables, you pay nearly all of it upfront, the energy essentially comes for free after.