Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows ninety percent of all solar panels imported into Australia came directly from China during the first 9 months of the 2020 financial year. This cost Australia $1.1 billion (US$850 million), and from 2015 to 2020, Australia spent more than $5.3 billion (US$4 billion) on Chinese-made solar panels. Federal Independent MP Craig Kelly expressed concern over the huge expenditure, saying that Australia’s renewables push has forced Australia to buy a vast number of solar panels from China. “The net result will be a wealth transfer out of Australia to the communist party of China,” Kelly told The Epoch Times. Meanwhile, Australia has only one solar panel manufacturer—Tindo Solar. In a public letter to the government on Mar. 26, 2020, Tindo Solar CEO Shayne Jaenisch explained that the company risked shutting down due to cheaper Chinese alternatives and a lack of federal government support. …