The dust has now settled on what was the most important election in a generation, the voters have resoundingly returned the Albanese Labor government with a huge mandate.
Congratulations to Justine Elliot and all the hardworking Labor volunteers who helped make it happen.
Australia must now stay on track to continue the orderly transition to a renewable future. As climate change gains intensity, this difficult transition can only continue with the support of Aussie voters, where thousands of workers are not put out of work and the country does not run out of reliable base load power.
Aussies have overwhelmingly elected a stable, centrist, majority Labor government in an increasingly unstable world for a very good reason. On the right lies a shattered, climate-denying coal-fired Coalition that is now struggling with relevancy, still intent on introducing outdated and discredited policies, shamelessly supported by the right-wing Murdoch press constantly selling ‘outrage’ and waging political culture wars. On the left also lies a very shattered, inept Greens political party, also struggling for relevancy, that wants to prematurely shut down the very industries that are sustaining this difficult transition to that renewable future, and damage the Australian economy in the process. That future is now ours; we must embrace it.
For four decades The Echo has printed the stories some people loved, some people hated, and some pretended not to read. If you want us to keep telling the truth, the real truth, not the sugar-coated version. We’ll need your support to keep the presses rolling. 
