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Interview with Tom Connell, Sky News

March 21, 2023

Ted spoke to Tom Connell from Sky News on 21 Mar on the IPCC Report on climate change and our..

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Report Confirms Labor’s Anti-Gas Policies Putting Australian Families at Risk

March 17, 2023

Today’s report by the Energy Market Operator, AEMO, confirms our worst fears that Labor is driving Australia headlong towards a..

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<strong>HIGHER ENERGY PRICES TO HIT OVER WINTER</strong>

March 15, 2023

Electricity prices continue to spiral out of control under Labor, with further increases up to 23.7% to hit Australian households..

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Labor's broken promises

March 3, 2023

I spoke to Sky News' Chris Kenny on 2 Mar 2023 on Labor's broken promises - electricity prices and superannuation...

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<strong>LABOR GOVERNMENT REMOVES LIFE-CHANGING INSULIN FROM PBS</strong>

March 2, 2023

15,000 families have had the rug pulled out from under them, as the Labor Government quietly removes a life-changing diabetes..

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**CLOSED** Ted’s Biggest Survey: Have your Say

February 22, 2023

Please note that Ted's Biggest Survey is now closed, but he would still like to hear from Fairfax residents about..

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Learning from International Partners

February 22, 2023

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..

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Brace for Blackouts

February 20, 2023

A startling report released today by AEMO has revealed that the likelihood of energy rationing and blackoutshas drastically increased under..

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Time To Talk Nuclear - Fukushima, Japan

February 20, 2023

Safety of nuclear power plants was raised as a concern in the recent Time to Talk Nuclear survey I launched..

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Safeguard Mechanism is a Trojan Horse Carbon Tax

February 17, 2023

Labor’s carbon tax won’t work, it will weaken the economy and worsen the environment. The economic theory of carbon taxes isn’t..

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Chat to Ted on his Summer road trip

February 16, 2023

Ted will be out and about on his Summer Road Trip commencing Thursday 23 February 2023. Please come down and chat..

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Power prices likely to be up 20pc even with government fixes

February 15, 2023

Published in the Australian Financial Review, written by Mark Ludlow. 15/02/23 Households and business will probably still be slugged with electricity..

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Stronger Communities Programme grants EOI now open

February 15, 2023

EOI applications for Round 8 of the Stronger Communities Programme are now open for projects located in the Fairfax electorate.  The program will..

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Time to Talk Nuclear - Hiroshima

February 3, 2023

If we are to consider the possibility of including advanced nuclear technology as part of Australia's future energy mix we..

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AUSTRALIANS SLUGGED WITH ANOTHER GAS PRICE SPIKE

February 1, 2023

Labor’s disastrous eleventh-hourenergy intervention has failed to reduce skyrocketing power prices with many Australians today copping a massive increase to..

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AUKUS offers scope for nuclear energy debate: opposition

January 31, 2023

Originally published in the Australian Financial Review, 30 January 2023 Washington | The AUKUS military pact between Australia, the United States and the..

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Australian-American Leadership Dialogue

January 20, 2023

https://youtu.be/AplASC_c070 I attended the 2023 Australian-American Leadership Dialogue in San Francisco this week where we are discussing some of the largest..

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Nation To Pay for Frankenstein Policy

January 16, 2023

As published in The Australian online (Politics Now), 16 January 2023 Opposition energy spokesman Ted O'Brien says Australian families and businesses..

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OPED: Nuclear energy? Who better to ask than Japan, whose history is inextricably linked to it

January 12, 2023

As published in The Australian, 11/1/23 On my first visit to Japan as an impressionable 14 year old, my mother gifted..

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<strong>NOTHING SAFE ABOUT LABOR’S SAFEGUARD MECHANISM</strong>

January 11, 2023

Amidst severe economic headwinds and a crippling energy crisis, the Albanese Labor Government is set to make life harder for..

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<strong>NOTHING SAFE ABOUT LABOR’S SAFEGUARD MECHANISM</strong>

January 11, 2023

https://youtu.be/vhIsknk0wt0 ..

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Coalition Welcomes Chubb Review

January 9, 2023

TED O’BRIEN MPSHADOW MINISTER FOR CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGYMEMBER FOR FAIRFAXMEDIA STATEMENT 9 December 2022 COALITION WELCOMES CHUBB REVIEW The Coalition welcomes the..

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<strong>Australians Talk Nuclear – What Do They Think?</strong>

January 9, 2023

TED O’BRIEN MP SHADOW MINISTER FOR CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY MEMBER FOR FAIRFAX MEDIA RELEASE  9 December 2022  Australians recognise nuclear as a cheap, clean..

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OpEd: Labor Needs A Plan B For Energy Transition

December 21, 2022

As published in the Australian Financial Review, 6 December 2022 We need renewables to succeed. But the irony is that Labor..

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OpEd: Time For Australia To Have A Conversation About Nuclear Energy

December 21, 2022

As published in The Australian on 9 December 2022 When Prime Minister Anthony Albanese delivered the keynote address at last Friday..

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Media Release - Power prices and blackouts will increase under Labor's disgraceful energy deal

December 15, 2022

THE HON ANGUS TAYLOR MP - SHADOW TREASURER SENATOR SUSAN MCDONALD - SHADOW MINISTER FOR RESOURCES TED O’BRIEN MP - SHADOW MINISTER FOR CLIMATE CHANGE..

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<strong>LABOR DELIVER HOLLOW ENERGY DEAL</strong>

December 9, 2022

After months of inaction and delay, the Albanese Labor Government has failed to deliver any meaningful relief for millions of..

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<strong>LABOR KILLS THE CAPACITY MECHANISM</strong>

December 9, 2022

The Albanese Labor Government is doing all it can to ensure the lights will go out and today’s energy ministers..

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<strong>TIME TO TALK NUCLEAR</strong>

December 2, 2022

The Australian people are being invited to centre stage for a national conversation on nuclear energy, dubbed ‘Time to Talk..

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<strong>PLANTING TREES TO HONOUR THE QUEEN’S JUBILEE</strong>

November 25, 2022

Students at Coolum State School will remember Her Majesty’s seventy years of service for years to come, thanks to a..

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