The claim: Opposition Leader Bill Shorten says Australia has...

• The claim: Opposition Leader Bill Shorten says Australia has more solar coverage than any other continent.
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• The verdict: Experts say the data shows Africa and Australia have the same global horizontal radiation - one measure of solar coverage, and Australia has more direct normal irradiance - the other measure - than any other continent. Mr Shorten's claim Australia has more solar coverage than other continents checks out.

Do you think the above might have something to do with the position on renewables?