Australia news live: $50m incentive to encourage EV switch; rescued Kosciuszko hiker faces debrief after hospital stay
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We will be hearing more about Hadi Nazari’s Kosciuszko national park ordeal today after he is debriefed by police. He spent theee night at Cooma hospital but is expected to be sent home today. “I have every confidence that he’ll be released very soon,” NSW Police Insp John Broadfoot told reporters yesterday.
“Our specialist paramedics have had a look at him and he’s seemed in great condition so full hopes he’ll be on his way home very shortly.”. In a statement on behalf of the family, sister Zahra Nazari said they were grateful he was safe and sound.
“We are grateful for everyone involved in helping us find my brother,” the family said. In the meantime check out this piece by Cait Kelly about how he foraged for berries and drank water from creeks to keep going. The Albanese government will today announce a $50m initiative to encourage farmers and freight companies to buy up electric vehicles as part of its plans to decarbonise the economy.
The energy minister, Chris Bowen, said a deal between the Clean Energy Finance Corporation and Metro Finance will offer eligible farmers, freight companies and other small and medium businesses the option to take on cheaper loans to buy electric vehicles.
A farmer financing a $60,000 electric vehicle, for example, could save about $1,700 in interest over 5 years, the government said. More than 4,000 electric vehicles were purchased using the financing subsidies as of December 2024. Bowen said:. Australian motorists deserve more choices of cleaner, cheaper-to-run cars and that’s exactly what the Albanese government is delivering.
