AFR Energy & Climate Change Summit
Transcript from Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy Ted O'Brien's keynote presentation at the summit. It is a pleasure to be here at the Australian Financial Review’s 2022 Energy and Climate Summit, and I…
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$1.6 Billion Investment for Heavy Passenger Rail to Maroochydore CBD
Labor Transport Minister, Mark Bailey, and the Labor Mayor for the Sunshine Coast, Mark Jamieson, are wrong to say the $1.6 billion investment from the former Coalition Government for heavy passenger rail to the Maroochydore…
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Optus data breach – information and practical steps
Reports that up to nine million or even more Optus users’ data have been exposed as part of a cyber attack are very concerning. As the Leader of the Opposition says, this may be the…
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AUSTRALIA’S ENERGY MARKET EXPOSED
AGL has announced the early closure of the Loy Yang A power station in the Latrobe Valley, Victoria following a review of the company’s strategic direction. This is a disappointing outcome for Australian households and…
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CLIMATE LEGISLATION OPENS NEW ERA OF ACTIVISM
The passing of the Albanese Labor Government’s Climate Change Bill paves the way for a new era of green lawfare in Australia. Rather than addressing mounting cost-of-living pressures for Australian families and businesses, Labor has…
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$200 MILLION TO MOP UP ENERGY MARKET INTERVENTION
Australian families can expect more hip pocket pain with higher household power bills after it was revealed the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) intervention in the National Electricity Market (NEM) would cost more than $200…
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NEW ERA OF GREEN LAWFARE IMPOSED BY LABOR
The Coalition will today table a dissenting report on Labor’s Climate Change Bills following a Senate inquiry into the “narrow” legislation. Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy Ted O’Brien says the legislation would become…
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100 DAYS AND STILL NO ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRANTS FROM LABOR
Australian food and beverage manufacturers across Australia looking to lower their energy costs and reduce emissions have been snubbed by the Albanese Labor Government. After more than 100 days in Government, Anthony Albanese and Chris…
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BOWEN SACKS SNOWY EXECUTIVE
Labor Energy Minister Chris Bowen has reportedly sacked Snowy Hydro Chief Executive Paul Broad following a disagreement on the role of gas. Media reports suggest that the sacking stemmed from the seasoned industry executive expressing…
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MEDIA RELEASE: PORT OF NEWCASTLE’S FUTURE UNDER THREAT
TED O’BRIEN MP Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy SENATOR ROSS CADELL Nationals Whip in the Senate JOINT MEDIA RELEASE 22 August 2022 PORT OF NEWCASTLE’S FUTURE UNDER THREAT A world-leading clean hydrogen hub…
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Labor Is Back And So Is Tax
Within a month of confirming its first broken promise of reducing household power bills, Labor is set to break another promise by taxing Australians to achieve its electric vehicle ambition. Climate Change and Energy Minister…
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SKYROCKETING POWER PRICES FRONT AND CENTRE
The impacts of skyrocketing power prices on local households and businesses will be front and centre today as Federal Member for Flynn Colin Boyce hosts Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy Ted O’Brien in…
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CLIMATE TARGET LEGISLATION PUTS AUSTRALIA’S ENERGY AND NATIONAL SECURITY AT RISK
Labor was elected on promises to cut household power bills by $275 by 2025 while reducing emissions, and an assurance that “not one job” would be lost as a result of its climate policies. In…
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LABOR DOUBLES DOWN ON BROKEN PROMISE
For the second consecutive day, the Albanese Labor Government have refused to stand by their commitment to reduce power bills by $275 for Australian households. Asked in Question Time today whether Labor would honour…
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LABOR WALKS AWAY FROM CORE ELECTION PROMISE
As inflation soars to the highest level in more than 20 years, the Albanese Labor Government has confirmed what many Australians already know: there will be no salvation in Labor’s election promise to cut power…
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The Coalition’s values to guide its path to net zero
Originally published in the Australian, 19 July 2022 Global debate over tackling climate change has evolved over distinct, albeit messy and overlapping, phases. Australia has been no exception. The first phase debated ‘why’ we should…
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$320 Billion Spend Earmarked
Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen must explain how a spend of $320 billion to deliver Labor’s energy policy will impact power bills. The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) published the 2022 Integrated…
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AEMO’s 2022 Integrated System Plan
I welcome the release of AEMO’s 2022 integrated system plan (ISP) today. This report builds on the significant work undertaken by the Coalition including major investments in the MarinusLink and HumeLink transmission projects with the…
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No Plan to Reduce Power Bills
Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen’s speech to the National Press Club today failed to address the number one issue on the minds of Australian households and businesses – power prices. Barely a month…
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Response to Australia’s National Greenhouse Gas Inventory
The December 2021 Quarterly Update of Australia’s National Greenhouse Gas Inventory was released today which prompted a fabricated tirade from Mr Bowen. Memo to Mr Bowen - pretending you’re still in Opposition is no substitute…
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Capacity Mechanism
Response the Energy Security Board’s Recommendations on the ‘Capacity Mechanism’ Labor doesn’t know what it’s doing, and households and businesses will pay the price. The Energy Security Board has delivered a wake-up call to the…
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Technology not Taxes
Response to interview with Ed Husic on ABC Radio National Labor’s Minister for Industry and Science has let the cat out of the bag confirming Labor is considering new taxes to address the challenges of…
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Statement on National Energy Crisis
Response to AEMO’s decision to suspend NEM Wholesale Market. Labor’s Energy Minister Chris Bowen assured Australians on Tuesday that there was ‘no need to be concerned about blackouts in the immediate future’ and yet the…
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Ted’s Winter Road Trip
In response to the 2022 Federal Election Ted O'Brien has brought his Winter Road Trip forward to hear from local residents first-hand. While there is no shortage of political commentary explaining the “why” of the…
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‘The most transformational opportunity the Sunshine Coast will see in a Generation’
A plan to deliver a Stronger Future for the Sunshine Coast With the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games only a decade away, the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy for the 2032 Games and local Federal Member…
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2032 runway a major boost to South East Queensland
The Australian Government has reaffirmed its strong support for the 2032 Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games and the legacy it will provide to South East Queensland and the nation. The first meeting of the Brisbane…
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NEW VETERAN WELLBEING CENTRE FOR SUNSHINE COAST
A re-elected Liberal and Nationals Government will provide $5 million for a new Veteran Wellbeing Centre on the Sunshine Coast to better support local veterans, Defence personnel and their families. Veteran Wellbeing Centres, established in partnership…
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