WA political landscape turned on its head as Liberals outline renewable energy policy

One major party is making the case that renewables are the way of the future, the other is warning they will cripple jobs and send power prices skyrocketing.

By that sentiment alone, it is politics as usual in Australia for the past decade.

Except in this case, it is the WA Liberal Party calling for coal to be tossed aside and wind and solar to take its place, with Labor blasting the idea as “reckless”.

It comes hot on the heels of Labor lambasting a Fremantle homeless camp as organised by “anarchists”, while the Liberals pleaded for more to be done to help the people there.

Still over a month from the election, the West Australian political landscape appears to have been turned on its head.

But even with it coming somewhat out of left…