Speech at the 2024 Australian Clean Energy Summit, Sydney
17 July 2024 *** Presented alongside a PowerPoint presentation. Thank you very much mate. Ladies and gentlemen, sorry to have changed the schedule up a little bit and I do appreciate to the State Ministers,…
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Article: Labor’s Renewables Crusade Makes An Enemy Of Our Strengths
As published in The Australian, 17 July 2024 Unless Labor starts prioritising energy security, its Future Made in Australia policy will instead deliver a future made in China. Labor is killing off Australian coal, suffocating…
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Media Statement: AEMO’s Integrated System Plan
26/06/24 The following statement is in response to the Australian Energy Market Operator’s (AEMO) Integrated System Plan, released today (26 June 2024). // Yesterday on the floor of Parliament, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed that…
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Transcript: Interview with John Stanley, 2GB Radio
27 June 2024 Topics: Zero emissions nuclear energy John Stanley And even within your own, when you were in government, you were in there quietly saying can we just talk about this stuff? You've been…
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Transcript: Interview with Stephen Cenatiempo, 2CC Radio
27 June 2024 Topics: Zero emissions nuclear energy Stephen Cenatiempo Time to replace retiring coal fired power plants and any delays in rolling out renewables will likely lead to higher costs and interrupted grid supply.…
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Media Release: Australia’s Energy Future
Every Australian deserves and should expect access to cheaper, cleaner and consistent electricity. But under Labor this isn’t happening. Right now, in households and businesses around the country, Labor’s expensive renewables-only approach is failing. The…
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Transcript: Interview with Craig Reucassel, ABC Sydney Breakfast
19 June 2024 Craig Reucassel Ted O'Brien is the Shadow Energy Spokesperson, he joins us now. Morning, Ted. Ted O'Brien Good morning, Craig. Craig Reucassel So just first off, you know, you - this is…
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Transcript: Interview with Peter Gleeson, 4BC
19 June 2024 Peter Gleeson The battle lines over Australia's energy production have been drawn, and the coalition wants nuclear. Opposition leader Peter Dutton today unveiled his plan to build seven new nuclear power stations…
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Transcript: Interview with Kelly Higgins-Divine, ABC Brisbane Drive
19 June 2024 Kelly Higgins-Divine Dutton has dropped a nuclear bombshell today. He's unveiled a proposal to build seven nuclear reactors across the country if the coalition wins the next election. Two of them would…
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Transcript: Interview with Chris O’Keefe, 2GB
19 June 2024 Chris O'Keefe All right, the big story of the day. The Federal Opposition has announced the seven locations where they're playing - where they plan to build nuclear power plants. So in…
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Interview with Ben Fordham, 2GB
TRANSCRIPT 12 June 2024 Ben Fordham Ted O'Brien, the Shadow Energy Minister is live in the studio. Ted, good morning. Ted O'Brien Good morning, Ben. Ben Fordham Very interesting problem. So the Prime Minister says…
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Libs won’t pretend Labor’s 2030 targets are on track.
Labor won’t meet its 2030 emissions reduction target. For the first time in years, Australia went to the United Nations’ COP28 climate change summit in Dubai last December reporting an increase in its greenhouse gas…
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Interview with Patricia Karvelas, RN Breakfast
TRANSCRIPT 10 June 2024 Topics: Paris Climate Accord, Zero-emissions nuclear technology Patricia Karvelas Changing the topic now to another huge issue. The climate wars are looking well and truly alive with the opposition throwing Australia's…
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Interview with Kieran Gilbert, Sky News
TRANSCRIPT 10 June 2024 Topics: Paris Climate Accord, Zero-emissions nuclear technology Kieran Gilbert Thanks for your company, Ted O'Brien. Let's start with the general and important proposition. Do you still support the Paris Agreement? Ted…
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Interview with James Glenday, ABC News Breakfast
TRANSCRIPT 10 June 2024 Topics: Paris Climate Accord, CSIRO GenCost report James Glenday Now the federal government says Australian businesses will suffer if the opposition walks away from Australia's 2030 emissions reduction target. Under the…
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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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Statements by Members: Energy
Albanese's Climate Change and Energy Minister's Pathetic Record.
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Nature Positive Bills 2024
This series of cobbled-together, half-baked bills is what we've come to expect from this Labor government—a government which promised the world from opposition but has failed to deliver time and time again since coming to…
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NET ZERO ECONOMY AUTHORITY BILL 2024
The Albanese Government is conceding that the pathway it is venturing down to achieve net zero will leave regional communities with little hope for the future.
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Media Release: Cost-of-Living Community Consultation
Federal Member for Fairfax, Ted O’Brien, is launching a community consultation initiative to help formulate government policies for supporting Australians who are struggling to pay their bills and put food on the table. The outcome-focused…
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TRANSCRIPT: INTERVIEW WITH STEPHEN CENATIEMPO 2CC
29 May 2024 Topics: GenCost, Zero-emissions nuclear energy, SPEAKERS Stephen Cenatiempo, Ted O’Brien Stephen Cenatiempo We spoke last week about the CSIRO issuing in its GenCost report. The costings of what they think a large-scale…
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Interview with Tom Elliott, 3AW Melbourne
23/05/2024 Topics: Zero-emissions nuclear energy, CSIRO GenCost report, Australian Republican Movement Tom Elliott All right, well, The Age newspaper has leaked this morning at least seven sites around Australia where the federal coalition, if it…
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Interview with Rafael Epstein, ABC
23/05/2024 Topics: CSIRO GenCost report, zero-emissions nuclear technology. Rafael Epstein He is the Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy, he is an MP in Queensland with the LNP. Ted O'Brien Great to be here.…
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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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$275 Price Promise Dead in the Water
TED O’BRIEN MP SHADOW MINISTER FOR CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY MEMBER FOR FAIRFAX MELISSA MCINTOSH MP SHADOW MINISTER FOR ENERGY AFFORDABILITYSHADOW MINISTER FOR WESTERN SYDNEY FEDERAL MEMBER FOR LINDSAY MEDIA RELEASE $275 PRICE PROMISE DEAD…
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Energy Market Operator Issues Dire Warning
TED O’BRIEN - SHADOW MINISTER FOR CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY FEDERAL MEMBER FOR FAIRFAX TRANSCRIPT DOORSTOP INTERVIEW, BRISBANE 21 May, 2024 Topics: AEMO, Blackout warnings, energy prices, electricity market report Ted O'Brien Australians are already struggling…
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Labor Shuts Down Debate on Family Car Tax
The Labor government has shut down debate on their family car tax and has refused to engage on the issue in good faith to develop sound efficiency standards.
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Media Release: Budget 2024/25 Another Cost of Living Con Job
15 May 2024 Australians will be disappointed by Labor’s Budget. It does nothing to help people across Fairfax get ahead and to restore their standard of living. We needed a Budget that: Restored our standard…
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Solar and Storage Speech, Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
Under the former Coalition Government, Australia joined global efforts to reach net zero by 2050 – a commitment carried forward by the current Labor Government. It’s no secret that climate change and energy are hotly…
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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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