Sky News host Alan Jones says Australia will never be able to “withstand the forces of oppression” if it is economically weak.
His comments come after Prime Minister Scott Morrison delivered a speech in Perth to the USAsia Centre, urging liberal democracies around the world to reinforce a global order which favours freedom.
“The Prime Minister is off next week to Cornwall in England for a G7 summit,” Mr Jones said.
“His sentiments today are most laudable and very thoughtful when he said our strategic environment has changed significantly over recent years.”
Mr Jones noted however, Australia will not be able to “withstand the forces of oppression” with a weak economy.
“Apart from manpower and innovative ideas, the one component central to economic strength is energy,” he said.
“Do our opponents want us to be energy weak and force us to swallow this net-zero carbon dioxide emissions nonsense when we could and should be the energy superpower of the world?
“Put simply, without energy supplies, we are not worth two bob and the enemy can dictate terms.”
