Media Statement: NSW State Government will extend the life of Eraring Power Station
01/05/24 The following responds to news that the NSW State Government will extend the life of Eraring Power Station and statements from Energy Minister Chris Bowen acknowledging the importance of gas. Labor has made a…
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INTERVIEW WITH PETA CREDLIN, SKY NEWS
27/03/2024 Topics: Zero-emissions nuclear energy, fuel efficiency standard Peta Credlin It's a shocker of a week for Bowen. Joining me now Shadow Energy and Climate Minister Ted O'Brien. Ted O'Brien, thank you for your time.…
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Labor’s Hypocrisy
Ted spoke to Peta Credlin, SkyNews about Labor's Hypocrisy when it comes to zero-emissions Nuclear Energy. On one hand, Labor's Defense Minister was declaring their nuclear energy credentials in relation to the AUKUS deal, but…
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Media Statement: Labor’s Car Tax Lacks Transparency
27/03/24 The Coalition’s motion to refer the ‘New Vehicle Efficiency Standard Bill 2024’ for an inquiry by the Standing Committee on Regional Development, Infrastructure was today rejected by the Albanese Labor Government and the Teals.…
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$275 ENERGY PRICE PROMISE – OFFICIALLY BROKEN
19/03/23 The Albanese Labor Government has run out of excuses after officially breaking its election promise to reduce household energy bills by $275 following the release of draft regulated electricity prices today. The draft…
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FINAL NAIL IN THE COFFIN FOR LABOR’S $275 ENERGY PRICE PROMISE
13/03/24 New analysis has revealed Labor is set to officially break its election promise to reduce household electricity bills by $275 unless consumers are assured of a $1,238 reduction in the draft Default Market Offer…
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FAMILY CAR TO COST THOUSANDS MORE UNDER LABOR
The price of Australians’ favourite SUVs, utes and 4WDs will be jacked up by thousands of dollars under Labor’s proposal for a new tax on the family car. Industry analysis of Labor’s family car tax…
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Zero-Emissions Nuclear Energy
Ted discusses zero-emissions nuclear energy and the moratorium on nuclear in Australia with Sky News' Peta Credlin. https://youtu.be/9RRRnECOOiQ
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No Nuclear No Net Zero – interview with 2GB
Ted spoke to 2GB Sydney about zer-emissions nuclear energy and why we need to lift Australia's moratorium on nuclear to reach our net zero 2050 target. Click below to listen:
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Zero-Emissions Nuclear Energy – Politics Now Debate
Ted discusses zero-emissions nuclear energy with the Sky News' Politics Now panel. https://youtu.be/tHLIKymRwbA
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Labor’s New Tax on Australian Cars
Labor's proposal for a green rating for Australian vehicles is a new tax being delivered under the guise of an efficiency standard. It won't reduce costs or emissions and doesn't balance three essential components: it…
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OVER HALF A MILLION VICTORIANS SUFFER BLACKOUTS
My thoughts are with the over half a million Victorians suffering through blackouts and extreme weather. Blackouts are not only a major disruption to households and a cost burden on businesses but are also incredibly…
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Labor’s new family car tax
Labor's new family car tax has been announced under the guise of fuel efficiency standards. When Labor first mooted fuel efficiency standards last year, I said the coalition would be constructive if Labor could balance…
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Interview with Sky News, Tom Connell
Transcript below. Tom Connell Our guest on this, Shadow Minister in the area of Climate Change and Energy, Ted O'Brien, thanks for your time. So, what do you make of this? Three options. Any of…
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LABOR STARVED OF SOLUTIONS WHILE COST OF LIVING CRISIS RAGES
Labor’s announcement of ‘business as usual’ levels of natural gas supply has been labelled a bad joke by the Coalition, exposing what it says is a government starved of real solutions to Australia’s cost of…
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Fighting the anti-Australian brigade with pride and patriotism
With Australia Day under attack from the Albanese Labor Government, corporate Australia and local councils, Federal Member for Fairfax Ted O’Brien is fighting back with free Australia Day merchandise of his own. Splashed with…
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LABOR’S ENERGY PLAN WILL ‘MAGICALLY SORT ITSELF OUT’
The Victorian Energy Minister’s attack on the Albanese Government today has aptly described the shallow thinking behind federal Labor’s entire climate and energy plan – “it will magically sort itself out”. The overruling of the…
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LABOR AT WAR WITH ITSELF AS AUSTRALIANS SUFFER
Senior state and federal Labor Ministers have descended into political civil war just days after the Prime Minister declared a cost-of-living priority ‘reset’. Labor’s ‘renewables only’ zealot Chris Bowen talks out of both sides of…
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MEDIA RELEASE- LABOR DEFLECTION CONFIRMS THEIR DELUSION
As Labor’s cost of living crisis spirals out of control and Australians enter one of the toughest Christmas periods of their life, its energy minister is weaponising government agencies by misrepresenting the AEMO/CSIRO GenCost report.…
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ENERGY GRID ON VERGE OF COLLAPSE UNDER LABOR
Australia’s energy market is on the verge of collapse with a new report confirming 90% of baseload energy will be squeezed out of the grid by 2034 with no guarantee of replacement. The revelation…
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Interview with ABC News Radio, Thomas Oriti
Transcript below. Thomas Oriti Climate Summit global leaders have agreed to transition away from fossil fuels nearly 200 countries agreed to a deal. This is historic, it's the first time fossil fuels have ever been…
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Interview with Richard King, 2HD Radio
Transcript below. Richard King No nuclear no net zero. Ted O'Brien speaking at COP 28 Well, he's back in the country and he's at the other end of the phone line right now. Good morning,…
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Interview with Mark Levy, 2GB Radio
Transcript below. Mark Levy: COP28 has wrapped up in Dubai, and it ended with a historic compromise more than 190 countries approved the UN Climate Change declaration. It calls for the world to transition away…
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DOORSTOP INTERVIEW, COP28, DUBAI
FEDERAL MEMBER FOR FAIRFAX TRANSCRIPT TED O’BRIEN - SHADOW MINISTER FOR CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY 9 December 2023 E&OE… Journalist On stage you made a pronouncement about what would happen under a Liberal government, can…
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COP28 CLIMATE CONFERENCE, DUBAI
TED O’BRIEN - SHADOW MINISTER FOR CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY FEDERAL MEMBER FOR FAIRFAX TRANSCRIPT 9 December 2023 https://youtu.be/0kAU-sWhUq8 E&OE… It truly is with hope and optimism, and also with a very keen eye to…
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LABOR’S GREEN BOND FRAMEWORK LEAVES AUSTRALIA IN THE SLOW LANE
The Treasurer’s announcement of Australia’s Green Bond Framework leaves Australia in the slow lane in energy security and reducing emissions. At a time when other major economies are embracing nuclear energy to meet their emissions…
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LABOR’S LATEST VANITY PROJECT
To save face at the United Nations, the Albanese Government is locking Australia into a future of energy poverty and jeopardizing our energy security. More than 70,000 international delegates are now descending on Dubai to…
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INTERVIEW WITH HAMISH MACDONALD,
ABC RN BREAKFAST
4 December 2023 E&OE… Topics: COP 28, Nuclear Energy, Hamish Macdonald Dozens have gathered in Dubai this week for the COP28 Climate Summit, with more than 100 countries this year pledging to triple world renewable…
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MEDIA STATEMENT
03/12/23 This statement from Shadow Climate Change and Energy Minister, Ted O’Brien MP, comes in response to news from the United Nations’ climate change summit in Dubai – COP28 – that 22 nations have joined…
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Labor Still Has No Long-Term Solution To Increase Natural Gas Supply
27 November 2023 MEDIA STATEMENT The Labor Government has put Australia’s natural gas market under extreme pressure, with heavy-handed interventions and policies that are harming investment, and suffocating supply. The Coalition has repeatedly warned the…
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