You'll remember that in 2006, Sunrise successfully campaigned for the continuation of the rebate on solar panels.
Well in the last federal budget, the new Government changed the scheme to means test it. So it's now only available to households earning less than $100,000 a year.
That's a bit weird - when Kevin Rudd made clear on Australia’s program back in '06 that "the science is in".
He mocked the then Government for failing to capitalise on our obvious solar resource.
Kevin Rudd said the rebate scheme should have "ambitious targets" so millions of homes could switch to solar.
Green groups, business groups and the Opposition have all condemned the means test. The solar industry says it could be a "disaster" for them.
The timing is awful.
New research shows the North Pole is melting faster than we'd feared. The ice could be gone within three years - not 20.
So, tomorrow, Sunrise will bring back its solar rebate petition.
This time, we'll be calling on the Rudd Government to scrap the means test - so it serves as incentive for ALL Australians to make the switch.
I hope you can join us...
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living in a 35 thousand dollar household (dad works mum dosnt) and hearing things like 100 thousand isnt alot well it is for us and if you dont thijnk so then you try living off 35 thousand then