SolarSaver household solar scheme
What it actually does
A $160 million, four-year package of low-interest loans, grants of up to $3,000 for low- and middle-income households, plug-in solar rules for renters and a community battery fund. Labour says it would be funded by repurposing the coalition's gas security fund.
Source: 1News · 2026-07
The Trump take
“They're taking the gas money and giving it to solar panels. Solar panels! When the sun goes down, the TV goes off. Drill, baby, drill!”parody
Why it scored this way
Energy
Moves money out of a gas fund and into solar subsidies
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Hates it
Welfare
Subsidies for households
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Dislikes it
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