LEFT: Nationals Mallee MP Anne Webster has slammed the "reckless rush to renewables" and questioned the adoption of EVs and batteries in the regions. According to her interest register, her husband own shares in three battery-mineral miners and a fund called ETFS Battery Tech & Lithium. She said her private views align with her public statements. RIGHT: Liberal Senator for NSW Dave Sharma was reported in 2022, while he was a Lower House member, saying other MPs should follow his scrupulous lead on disclosing shareholdings – even those held by trusts. His register as a senator doesn't list any shareholdings apart from a single family business. He declined to respond to requests for comment.
MEMBER for Mallee Anne Webster has escalated attacks on the adoption of electric vehicles, batteries and a “reckless rush to renewables” while her husband owns shares in businesses betting on a bright future for these technologies.
She is also not the only federal politician with Sunraysia constituents to make recent public comments that appear at odds with family shareholding disclosures, a ...
