Climate Change and Energy ‘Listening Tour’
Local efforts to address complex climate and energy challenges will be top of the agenda today as the University of the Sunshine Coast hosts the Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy Ted O’Brien as…
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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 CHANGE BILL 2022 & CLIMATE CHANGE (CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) BILL 2022 – speech 1 of 2
I will start by saying this is legislation we don't need. The Albanese Government have already changed Australia's emission target to 43% by 2030 - that's already locked in. What these Bills do is put…
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Climate Change Bill 2022 & Climate Change (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2022 – speech 2 of 2
I will start by saying this is legislation we don't need. The Albanese Government have already changed Australia's emission target to 43% by 2030 - that's already locked in. What these Bills do is put…
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STATEMENT FROM THE LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION,THE HON PETER DUTTON – NUCLEAR ENERGY
Today, I initiated a formal internal process to examine the potential for advanced and next generation nuclear technologies to contribute to Australia’s energy security and reduce power prices. This review will be led by Mr…
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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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SHADOW MINISTER FOR CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY TED O’BRIEN – TRANSCRIPT – INTERVIEW WITH KIERAN GILBERT, SKY NEWS
Tuesday, 2 August 2022 Kieran Gilbert: The Shadow Climate and Energy Minister Ted O'Brien thanks for your time. Can you give us a sense of when the Coalition will have its revised targets. The opposition…
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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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SHADOW MINISTER FOR CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY TED O’BRIEN – TRANSCRIPT – INTERVIEW WITH LAURA JAYES, SKY NEWS AM AGENDA
Laura Jayes I want to bring you now the opposition shadow Climate Change and Energy Minister Ted O'Brien, thanks so much for your time Ted, the opposition is really dealing itself out of these negotiations.…
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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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LOCAL BUSINESS LEADER TO HEAD SUNSHINE COAST 2032
‘Sunshine Coast 2032’ is under new leadership today, after Federal Member for Fairfax Ted O’Brien officially passed the baton to well-known business and community leader Roz White. Sunshine Coast 2032 is a community driven initiative…
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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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DELIVER ON YOUR PROMISE OR RISK BUSINESS CLOSURES
The Albanese Government will be held to account if small and family businesses face the threat of closure because Labor fails to deliver on its promise to cut power bills. The warning came as Shadow…
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THE FAIL REVOLUTION
The Queensland State Government’s ‘rail revolution’ has been exposed as a ‘fail revolution’ today with the revelation of a $1.835 billion underspend on the Sunshine Coast. Federal Member for Fairfax, Ted O’Brien slammed State…
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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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Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy
Ted O'Brien discusses his new appointment as Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy I am honoured to have been appointed as Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy by the new Leader of 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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Feedback Survey Released
An open letter from Ted O'Brien to the people of Fairfax Dear Resident, Thank you for entrusting me to continue to serve as your Federal Member. It is an honour that I have never taken…
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Peter Dutton Elected New Liberal Leader
MEDIA STATEMENT FROM TED O'BRIEN MP Federal Liberal Party Members and Senators from across Australia met in Parliament House in Canberra today. In a show of unity, Peter Dutton and Sussan Ley were elected unopposed…
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Ted O’Brien Re-Elected in Fairfax
Member for Fairfax, Ted O'Brien open letter to residents of Fairfax Dear Fairfax, Thank you for entrusting me to continue to serve as your Federal Member. While the government has changed, my resolute focus on…
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$530,000 Announced for Maroochydore Swans Football Club
A re-elected Coalition Government will provide $530,000 to the Maroochydore Swans Football Club to support their bid to become a Training Facility ahead of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023TM. Maroochydore…
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Ted O’Brien Pledges to Save Historic Sunshine Coast Building
A re-elected Coalition Government will provide $150,000 to the Yandina School of Arts to undertake urgent repairs to the historic 106-year-old community facility. One of the Sunshine Coast’s most historic buildings will be ‘saved’ if…
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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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