First, congratulations to Dave Sharma on winning the NSW Liberal Senate preselection. He is a quality person, and should make an excellent addition to our national parliament. 

Scary Christmas present from Federal energy minister Chris Bowen MP for committing squillions of taxpayers’ money (actual amount to be determined) for almost certainly destructive (to the environment), useless renewable infrastructure that will do more damage than good, and flies in the face of most other countries’ increasing commitment to a nuclear power future. [Ed.: The Federal Government last week announced it would expand the Capacity Investment Scheme to generate 32 gigawatts of clean and renewable electricity nationally; fossil fuels would not be eligible.]

Interesting article by prominent Liberal ‘Yes’ campaigner Julian Leeser MP last Friday (24 November) in The Australian. 

Julian has been my mate since 2008. It wasn’t until his swearing into the federal parliament in 2016 that I learnt he was Jewish. Julian gave a recent speech urging the major parties to put the Greens last in future elections due to their racist anti-Semitic stance. In The Australian, he wrote: “The Greens’ behaviour online and in parliament since 7 October 2023 [the Hamas incursion into Israel] on these matters has been nothing less than disgraceful.” He went on to say: “But anti-Semitism is now a full blown feature of the extremist-Greens political ideology. It represents a danger to Jewish Australians and all Australians who value freedom. It’s why I believe the major parties of Australia must preference the Greens last.” 

I agree wholeheartedly with him. Racism must be squashed, and anti-Semitism is the oldest form of racism. 

Since 2010, I have always put the Greens last, as I believe their policies are usually incredibly dangerous to the harmony and prosperity of this country. 

It has never ceased to amaze me how stupid the Coalition has been in preferencing the Greens above Labor. Labor also has no reason to pander to the Greens, as the Greens hate the Coalition and will always put Labor in front of them, come what may. Labor is in a win-win situation. 

Julian is right in pointing out that now voters have a moral imperative to put the Greens last due to their anti-Semitism.

I would suggest Dutton and Albanese in 2025 preference each other in front of the Greens. Liberals/Nats should put the Greens last, and the ALP should always preference the Libs/Nats in front of the Greens. There is no way the Greens will put the Coalition in front of Labor, so the ALP loses nothing. Indeed, it stands to gain back a few inner-city seats.

The Libs/Nats need to run candidates in all federal House of Reps seats – especially the inner-city seats, which probably only vote 15 per cent Liberal. That 15 per cent may well, due to preferences, see a good old ALP candidate elected and beat the Greens. It is a way of squeezing the Greens out of the House of Reps – a good thing for Australia in my view, as it strikes a blow, not only against anti-Semitism, but against policies ruinous to Australia.

Bill Stefaniak is founder of the Belco Party, and former Leader of the Canberra Liberals.