Monday, 5 May 2025
- Quiet majority heard on election ‘referendum on energy and nuclear’
- FCA calls for bipartisan support for deep pollution cuts this decade
- Farmers look forward to reduced price farm batteries, less coal and gas pollution.
Farmers for Climate Action has congratulated Prime Minister Albanese and all participants in the 2025 election, and called for politicians of all stripes to get on with deep pollution reduction this decade.
FCA CEO Natalie Collard, representing FCA’s 8,400 farmer members and 85,000 community supporters, said it was time for all politicians to accept Australia has voted decisively for climate action.
“Australia has yet again voted for climate action and deep pollution reduction this decade,” Ms Collard said.
“Mr Dutton, who gave a very gracious speech on Saturday, had said he was happy for this election to be a ‘referendum on energy, on nuclear’. Well, the votes are in and it’s time to respect the results.
“The quiet majority have their say at the ballot box every three years. What they’ve just said aligns with what FCA’s polling has consistently shown over the past two years: a strong majority of regional Australians back clean energy. In fact, 71% support clean energy projects on local farmland, with only 17% opposed. This trend has been confirmed not just by FCA, but by multiple other independent surveys, including research from CSIRO and Porter Novelli.”
“We call for bipartisan support for cutting pollution across the economy this decade. That starts with cutting energy sector pollution because that’s what allows us to decarbonise all sectors, including industry and agriculture.
“It’s now time to deliver cut-price batteries for farmers and households, cleaner air and rivers, and less pollution from coal and gas. We also want assistance for farmers to reduce their emissions on-farm.
“You don’t put a fire out by pouring petrol on it and you don’t reduce climate disasters by creating more pollution. Time to get on with the job of deep cuts to pollution this decade.”
Ms Collard said Australia is the best country in the world and has the best democracy in the world.
“Australia has free and fair elections and a free and fair country,” Ms Collard said.
“We won’t always agree, but we can always disagree respectfully. We get to vote and be heard, and not every country in the world gives that to its citizens.”
