4RO Radio Interview; Respecting local communities
4RO Radio Interview TRANSCRIPT I'm certainly not going to walk away from this. It's too important and the local community needs to be respected. And ironically, where we've got a government saying we don't want nuclear, but we're going to buy some nuclear subs. Yeah. That's right. We've got we've already got a nuclear reactor in Sydney, which does wonderful work saving lives with, medical isotopes And yeah, we're going to have, um, you know, nuclear propelled submarines. Um, we'll be managing the waste from those, um, those submarines. but for some reason, the Albanese government isn't prepared to even consider nuclear reactors to create electricity. It's extraordinary. There you have it. Ted O'Brien, the shadow minister for climate change and Energy. https://youtu.be/u-oRd4Ar1d0
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Transcript: Port Augusta Visit
TRANSCRIPT DOORSTOP INTERVIEW WITH ROWAN RAMSEY MP, PORT AUGUSTA 18 July 2024 Topics: Port Augusta, zero emissions nuclear energy, green cement, hydrogen. Rowan Ramsey G'day, Rowan Ramsey here and I'm once again in the crossroads…
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Media Release: Indo-Pacific Deal Exposes Rank Hypocrisy
07/06/24 The Albanese Labor Government has signed an international trade agreement supporting the expansion of zero-emissions nuclear energy in the Indo Pacific, the same week the Prime Minister launched a fact-free scare campaign about the…
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MEDIA STATEMENT: ERARING LIFE EXTENDED
23/05/24 Today’s decision by the NSW State Labor Government to extend the life of Eraring confirms the Albanese Labor Government’s ideological approach to energy is failing. Eraring forms part of 90% of Australia’s fleet of…
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LABOR’S FAMILY CAR TAX WILL PUT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON THE PRICE OF NEW CARS AUSTRALIANS LOVE TO DRIVE
19 February 2024 The cost of popular SUVs, utes and 4WDs will be forced up by thousands of dollars from next year to help the Albanese Government subsidise the price of individuals buying electric vehicles,…
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COALITION PUTS LABOR ON NOTICE: DON’T STEAMROLL WA COMMUNITIES
The Coalition has fired a warning shot at the Albanese Government today following the launch of consultation for the Western Australia Offshore Wind Zone, demanding meaningful engagement with the community. “Chris Bowen is on notice,”…
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Labor’s Family Car Tax
I addressed Parliament about Labor's dodgy family car tax. Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/W8Ui2lWNTAk Hansard-GreensDownload
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JOINT MEDIA STATEMENT- Fuel Efficiency Standard
4 February 2024 Australian’s favourite vehicles could soon be unaffordable if Labor’s fuel efficiency standard fails to strike the correct balance between minimising costs, reducing emissions and maximising choice for all Australians. The Coalition will…
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INTERVIEW WITH TOM CONNELL, SKY NEWS
https://youtu.be/7dLmsC_R29E 22 January 2023 E&OE… Topics: Gas deal, Mandatory Code of Conduct, Gas shortfalls Tom Connell Joining me now is Shadow Climate Change and Energy Minister Ted O'Brien, thanks for your time. Headlines here in…
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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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Calling Proud Australians
I am proud to be an Australian. I also support the tradition of Australia Day and I stand by our flag. Any attempt to cancel or silence Australia Day should be opposed. The traditions and…
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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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Spring Road Trip
Please see details for my Spring Road Trip below: Monday 20th November, 8:30am - 9:30am: Bli Bli, outside 'White's IGA' on David Low Way, Bli Bli. Tuesday 21st November, 2:30pm - 3:15pm: Brightwater Blvd, near…
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INTERVIEW WITH RICHARD KING- 2HD RADIO
September 19th 2023 Topics: Nuclear Energy, Hunter Offshore Wind Zone, Consultation Process E&OE… Richard King It's already coming up to 12 past seven and joining me now is Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy,…
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INTERVIEW WITH STEVE PRICE, PAUL MURRAY TONIGHT
TED O’BRIEN - SHADOW MINISTER FOR CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY FEDERAL MEMBER FOR FAIRFAX TRANSCRIPT SKY NEWS, 17 August 2023 Topics: Nuclear energy Steve Price: Are we finally going to have a sensible national discussion…
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INTERVIEW WITH ANDREW CLENNELL, AFTERNOON AGENDA
TED O’BRIEN - SHADOW MINISTER FOR CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY FEDERAL MEMBER FOR FAIRFAX TRANSCRIPT INTERVIEW WITH ANDREW CLENNELL, AFTERNOON AGENDA SKY NEWS, 15 August 2023 Topics: Energy prices, nuclear energy, CBAM, green tariff, carbon…
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RESPONSE TO MINISTER BOWEN’S SPEECH
Media Statement, by Ted O'Brien I sat through a speech delivered by Climate Change and Energy Minister, Chris Bowen, at the Clean Energy Summit. He used a large portion of his speech taking aim at…
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Bipartisan support for nuclear technology in Finland
The Finnish Greens were the first Greens political party in the world to reverse its decision on nuclear energy and publicly support the zero emissions technology to decarbonise. I recently met Tea Törmänen, from the…
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Interview with 4BC, Neil Breen
I spoke to 4BC's Neil Breen about the Indigenous Voice to Parliament and the 2032 Olympic Games. Listen below. https://youtu.be/QEWNk0lzkCg
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TED O’BRIEN – INTERVIEW WITH NEIL BREEN, 4BC
Neil Breen: It's about the safeguard mechanism. This is all about emissions from Australia's 215 biggest polluters. It piggybacks off a policy that was actually brought in by the coalition in 2016. Labor wants to…
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Press Conference – Labor’s dodgy deal on the safeguard mechanism
Family budgets are set to worsen following a desperate deal between the Albanese Labor Government and the Greens which will see the world’s most punitive carbon tax adopted in Australia. The backroom deal follows months…
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Interview with Tom Connell, Sky News
Ted spoke to Tom Connell from Sky News on 21 Mar on the IPCC Report on climate change and our pathway to net zero. https://youtu.be/1TgRBpnFNiE
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Report Confirms Labor’s Anti-Gas Policies Putting Australian Families at Risk
Today’s report by the Energy Market Operator, AEMO, confirms our worst fears that Labor is driving Australia headlong towards a gas and energy crisis. AEMO’s 2023 Gas Statement of Opportunities identifies Labor’s disastrous market interventions,…
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HIGHER ENERGY PRICES TO HIT OVER WINTER
Electricity prices continue to spiral out of control under Labor, with further increases up to 23.7% to hit Australian households and up to 25.4% for small businesses over winter. Under the draft Default Market Offer,…
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Labor’s broken promises
I spoke to Sky News' Chris Kenny on 2 Mar 2023 on Labor's broken promises - electricity prices and superannuation. https://youtu.be/gcbyopK41Pg
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Learning from International Partners
TED O’BRIEN - SHADOW MINISTER FOR CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY TRANSCRIPT INTERVIEW WITH ANDREW BOLT SKY NEWS AUSTRALIA 22 February 2022 Topics: Energy prices, learning from international partners, study tour, nuclear Andrew Bolt: Let me…
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Brace for Blackouts
A startling report released today by AEMO has revealed that the likelihood of energy rationing and blackoutshas drastically increased under the Albanese Labor Government. The Australian Energy Market Operator’s updated Electricity Statement of Opportunities (ESOO)…
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Time To Talk Nuclear – Fukushima, Japan
Safety of nuclear power plants was raised as a concern in the recent Time to Talk Nuclear survey I launched with people referring to the Fukushima nuclear incident. I’ve heard many stories about the Fukushima…
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Safeguard Mechanism is a Trojan Horse Carbon Tax
Labor’s carbon tax won’t work, it will weaken the economy and worsen the environment. The economic theory of carbon taxes isn’t the problem; but like many theories, real-world application is where it falls apart. Other…
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