Opinion

Going electric and banning new petrol-powered cars could be Australia's next big light bulb moment

By Peter Martin
May 26 2021 - 5:25am
Australia should ban new sales of internal combustion cars by 2035. Picture: Shutterstock
Australia should ban new sales of internal combustion cars by 2035. Picture: Shutterstock

In 2007 Malcolm Turnbull turned off an industry's life support without blinking.

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