The offshore wind debate could influence this federal election and it’s already an ‘absolute blood-fest’
“Get out of our town, Albo!” the man yelled. “We don’t want your wind farms!”
The Illawarra, on the NSW south coast, can be hostile territory for Australian politicians. In 1939, Robert Menzies was booed by thousands of placard-waving locals as police escorted him down the Bulli Pass to meet striking waterside workers in Wollongong. Fast forward to 2025 and it was Anthony Albanese’s turn to feel the heat down near the steelworks. During a February press conference announcing his new candidate for Whitlam, he copped a gobful from a man dressed in a tan shirt and black shorts. “Get out of our town, Albo!” the man yelled. “We don’t want your wind farms!” That protester was financial adviser Alex O’Brien, who is not just another local resident. Mr. O’Brien is, in fact, president of a not-for-profit association called Responsible Future (Illawarra Chapter) or RFI, whose purpose is to tank Labor’s proposed offshore wind project in the Illawarra. more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 10:53
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