Opinion AUSTRALIAN Politics: Adelaide Board Discussion Part 5

[Mutineer]

Rotten to the core...

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/planning-minister-sonya-kilkenny-did-not-tell-premier-of-cfmeu-concerns/news-story/49b8d95d63ca8cac9c4f9365ddebc933?utm_source=HeraldSun&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Editorial&utm_content=HS_PREM-PM_NEW_01&net_sub_id=288692219&type=curated&position=6

Concrete business on government job wrote to MPs about CFMEU thuggery in 2020​

A concrete contractor working on a government job wrote to every MP in the Victorian Parliament, including Labor ministers and Daniel Andrews, pleading for help with CFMEU “thuggery”.


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A concrete contractor working on a government job wrote to every MP in the Victorian Parliament, including Labor ministers and former Premier Daniel Andrews, pleading for help with CFMEU “thuggery” and warning of “intimidation” tactics up to four years before the government took action last week.
In an email seen by the Herald Sun sent in March 2020, the desperate business owner claimed his staff were being “intimidated” by union delegates.
“They have now taken to entering our workplace, intimidating the remainder of the staff and ordering them to down tools, and they have been extremely intimidating to myself and my business partner,” the email to parliamentarians alleged.

The business wrote to every Victorian MP, including former Victorian premier Daniel Andrews.
“They are citing safety issues in our workplace but these are completely fabricated and proven so by Worksafe inspectors who have visited our site to review the ‘suspected’ breaches.”
“Can you please make an effort to end this absolute thuggery so we can do the best we can to keep our business viable.”The email was sent to Mr Andrews, then Major Infrastructure Minister Jacinta Allan, and Treasurer Tim Pallas along with the rest of the Labor caucus.
The company has since ceased operating.
The email was posted on the social media yesterday by Liberal MP Bev McArthur, who said it was a clear “indication that the government knew of issues” with the CFMEU, which is one of the most powerful backers of the Australian Labor movement.

The letter by the concrete business
The email comes after several government MPs denied knowledge of concerns.
This includes ministers Steve Dimopoulouse, Mary-Anne Thomas and Lizze Blandthorn, who told media they were not “aware” of allegations of intimidation, corruption and bikie infiltration within the CFMEU until they were aired on 60 Minutes this month.
On Tuesday, Planning Minister Sonya Kilkenny admitted that she had received an email about concerns “on a local project” and that she referred the matter to the Fair Work Commission.
Speaking to journalists, Ms Kilkenny declined to add further detail.
“I recall it was an email that had come to me, as I said that the matter was raised and is now being dealt with by the FairWork Commission.

Minister for Planning Sonya Kilkenny revealed she had received an email about concerns on a local project a year ago.
“It was to do with a local project and as a local member of parliament I raised it and its being dealt with by the Fair WorkCommission. I can’t add anything else to that.”
Ms Kilkenny said she “followed the proper processes”, but admitted she did not speak about the issue with then Premier Daniel Andrews or current Premier Jacinta Allan about the matter.
It’s not known if she was referring to the same email that was sent to all parliamentarians
Her admission comes after it was revealed that another minister, Danny Pearson, was alerted to issues including when his staffer attended a fiery meeting in May where 10 contractors raised concerns.
After it was revealed more MPs were aware of concerns, Opposition Leader John Pesutto announced that the Coalition intended to introduce a Private Members Bill when parliament returned next week “to remove bikies and other organised criminal elements from taxpayer-funded worksites.
“It’s something the Allan Government should have done, but won’t do,” he said.
He also encouraged the state to abandon their independent review and instead call a Royal Commission to ensure Victorians could trust the outcome.

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[Mutineer]

Wind generation not cutting the mustard.....when the wind ain't a blowin' that dreaded fossil fuel coal and gas keeps the lights on...The revival of Coal powered stations the saviour.

Wholesale power prices rise sharply across Australia after cold snap but Queensland bucks trend

Energy regulator says southern areas of Australia will remain ‘susceptible to demand and supply shocks’ for the rest of winter

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Wholesale power prices rise sharply across Australia after cold snap but Queensland bucks trend​

Energy regulator says southern areas of Australia will remain ‘susceptible to demand and supply shocks’ for the rest of winter

Wholesale power prices rose sharply across much of Australia in the June quarter after a cold snap lifted demand, according to the Australian Energy Regulator (AER).

The regulator’s quarterly report, released on Wednesday, also warned the southern areas of Australia “remain susceptible to demand and supply shocks” for the rest of winter.


https://www.theguardian.com/environ...ture-of-green-hydrogen-in-australia-explained
The regulator said the falls in the default retail price offers for part of the national electricity market were unlikely to be repeated for the 2025-26 year unless more favourable conditions returned in coming quarters.

A frosty start to winter and extended periods of reduced wind power combined to push up demand for expensive gas, the AER report said.

Victoria’s volume-weighted average price rose 99%, or $69 per megawatt-hour, in the June quarter compared with the previous three months. Tasmania’s rose 97%, or $67/MWh, and South Australia’s by 78% or $65/MWh.
Disruptions at Victoria’s Longford gas processing plant reduced supplies and contributed to a sharp reduction of storage levels at the state’s Iona site. At the end of June, Iona had 14.8 petajoules of gas. The AER said it would suffer “pressure constraints” were levels to fall below about 6 petajoules. Prices would also rise on peak demand days.

“Southern states … will need to rely on continued gas flows from Queensland and withdrawals from the Iona storage facility to supplement southern production sources and meet demand,” Jarrod Ball, an AER board member, said.

East coast downstream gas market spot prices averaged $13.76 per gigajoule over the quarter, an increase of 18.8% on the first three months of 2024.

 

[Mutineer]

Electricity prices rise as cold spell and wind drought bite

Electricity costs are climbing again after a stretch of cold weather coincided with a wind power drought, forcing expensive gas plants to fill the gap.

www.smh.com.au

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Electricity prices rise as cold spell and wind drought bite​

Electricity costs are climbing again across Australia’s eastern seaboard after a prolonged stretch of cold weather coincided with a wind power drought, forcing expensive gas-fired generators to meet peak demand.
In an update to be released on Wednesday, the Australian Energy Regulator reveals wholesale electricity prices – which retailers pay for power before supplying it to customers – rose sharply in every eastern state other than Queensland during the three months to June 30.
The increases of up to 99 per cent in Victoria and 86 per cent in NSW were largely driven by greater power consumption from households dialling up their heaters, at the same time as low renewable energy generation, and network and generator outages were weighing on the system.

If higher wholesale prices are sustained, the increases risk flowing through to consumer bills when regulators reset each state’s yearly default price caps in May.
A separate update from the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) on Wednesday will declare that total electricity demand in the grid was the highest on record for the June quarter.

“Colder weather has driven a new record for total electricity demand in the national electricity market for the June quarter,” AEMO chief executive Daniel Westerman said.

Coinciding with soaring demand, output from renewables slumped across the period. Wind turbines contributed just 12 per cent of generation, their lowest quarterly share since 2021, while lower-than-average rainfall reduced output from hydroelectric dams.

In response, gas-powered generation – a fast-ramping but expensive source of electricity – surged 70 per cent compared to the prior quarter, and was 16 per cent higher than the same time last year. Black coal usage also increased due to improved availability across Queensland’s coal power fleet.

“While we would expect to see wholesale prices rise as weather in southern states cools and demand rises to keep people warm, the combined impact of cold snaps, planned and unforeseen network outages, combined with rebidding and lower solar and wind output, has pushed electricity prices higher than this time last year,” he said.

 

[Mutineer]

Report shows energy prices up in all states except Qld

The AER’s latest Wholesale Markets Quarterly Report reveals wholesale energy prices increased in all states except Queensland.

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Report shows energy prices up in all states except Qld​

July 24, 2024
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The Australian Energy Regulator’s latest Wholesale Markets Quarterly Report reveals wholesale energy price increases in all National Electricity Market (NEM) states except for Queensland compared to the previous quarter.

In a trend consistent with previous years, the end of warmer months saw wholesale electricity prices increase between $65/MWh (SA) and $87/MWh (NSW), and the price in Queensland decrease by $29/MWh compared to the previous quarter.
Decreased solar generation as the days get shorter is typical for the second quarter of the year. However, wind generation this quarter contributed 12% of total NEM generation—its lowest share for any quarter since Q2 2021 when it contributed 11% of total generation.

To compensate, higher-priced gas and hydro generation both increased this quarter, with gas-powered generation (GPG) rising by 70% (from 973MW to 1,653MW) compared to the previous quarter and 16% (from 1,420MW) on this time last year.

 

[Rabish Binney]

Rotten to the core...

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/planning-minister-sonya-kilkenny-did-not-tell-premier-of-cfmeu-concerns/news-story/49b8d95d63ca8cac9c4f9365ddebc933?utm_source=HeraldSun&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Editorial&utm_content=HS_PREM-PM_NEW_01&net_sub_id=288692219&type=curated&position=6

Concrete business on government job wrote to MPs about CFMEU thuggery in 2020​

A concrete contractor working on a government job wrote to every MP in the Victorian Parliament, including Labor ministers and Daniel Andrews, pleading for help with CFMEU “thuggery”.


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A concrete contractor working on a government job wrote to every MP in the Victorian Parliament, including Labor ministers and former Premier Daniel Andrews, pleading for help with CFMEU “thuggery” and warning of “intimidation” tactics up to four years before the government took action last week.
In an email seen by the Herald Sun sent in March 2020, the desperate business owner claimed his staff were being “intimidated” by union delegates.
“They have now taken to entering our workplace, intimidating the remainder of the staff and ordering them to down tools, and they have been extremely intimidating to myself and my business partner,” the email to parliamentarians alleged.

The business wrote to every Victorian MP, including former Victorian premier Daniel Andrews.
“They are citing safety issues in our workplace but these are completely fabricated and proven so by Worksafe inspectors who have visited our site to review the ‘suspected’ breaches.”
“Can you please make an effort to end this absolute thuggery so we can do the best we can to keep our business viable.”The email was sent to Mr Andrews, then Major Infrastructure Minister Jacinta Allan, and Treasurer Tim Pallas along with the rest of the Labor caucus.
The company has since ceased operating.
The email was posted on the social media yesterday by Liberal MP Bev McArthur, who said it was a clear “indication that the government knew of issues” with the CFMEU, which is one of the most powerful backers of the Australian Labor movement.

The letter by the concrete business
The email comes after several government MPs denied knowledge of concerns.
This includes ministers Steve Dimopoulouse, Mary-Anne Thomas and Lizze Blandthorn, who told media they were not “aware” of allegations of intimidation, corruption and bikie infiltration within the CFMEU until they were aired on 60 Minutes this month.
On Tuesday, Planning Minister Sonya Kilkenny admitted that she had received an email about concerns “on a local project” and that she referred the matter to the Fair Work Commission.
Speaking to journalists, Ms Kilkenny declined to add further detail.
“I recall it was an email that had come to me, as I said that the matter was raised and is now being dealt with by the FairWork Commission.

Minister for Planning Sonya Kilkenny revealed she had received an email about concerns on a local project a year ago.
“It was to do with a local project and as a local member of parliament I raised it and its being dealt with by the Fair WorkCommission. I can’t add anything else to that.”
Ms Kilkenny said she “followed the proper processes”, but admitted she did not speak about the issue with then Premier Daniel Andrews or current Premier Jacinta Allan about the matter.
It’s not known if she was referring to the same email that was sent to all parliamentarians
Her admission comes after it was revealed that another minister, Danny Pearson, was alerted to issues including when his staffer attended a fiery meeting in May where 10 contractors raised concerns.
After it was revealed more MPs were aware of concerns, Opposition Leader John Pesutto announced that the Coalition intended to introduce a Private Members Bill when parliament returned next week “to remove bikies and other organised criminal elements from taxpayer-funded worksites.
“It’s something the Allan Government should have done, but won’t do,” he said.
He also encouraged the state to abandon their independent review and instead call a Royal Commission to ensure Victorians could trust the outcome.

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Amazingly, it was only the ALP who were not aware of any corruption and stand over tactics used by the CFMEU.

Honestly you cant make this shit up.

 

[Rabish Binney]

Electricity prices rise as cold spell and wind drought bite

Electricity costs are climbing again after a stretch of cold weather coincided with a wind power drought, forcing expensive gas plants to fill the gap.

www.smh.com.au

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Electricity prices rise as cold spell and wind drought bite​

Electricity costs are climbing again across Australia’s eastern seaboard after a prolonged stretch of cold weather coincided with a wind power drought, forcing expensive gas-fired generators to meet peak demand.
In an update to be released on Wednesday, the Australian Energy Regulator reveals wholesale electricity prices – which retailers pay for power before supplying it to customers – rose sharply in every eastern state other than Queensland during the three months to June 30.
The increases of up to 99 per cent in Victoria and 86 per cent in NSW were largely driven by greater power consumption from households dialling up their heaters, at the same time as low renewable energy generation, and network and generator outages were weighing on the system.

If higher wholesale prices are sustained, the increases risk flowing through to consumer bills when regulators reset each state’s yearly default price caps in May.
A separate update from the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) on Wednesday will declare that total electricity demand in the grid was the highest on record for the June quarter.

“Colder weather has driven a new record for total electricity demand in the national electricity market for the June quarter,” AEMO chief executive Daniel Westerman said.

Coinciding with soaring demand, output from renewables slumped across the period. Wind turbines contributed just 12 per cent of generation, their lowest quarterly share since 2021, while lower-than-average rainfall reduced output from hydroelectric dams.

In response, gas-powered generation – a fast-ramping but expensive source of electricity – surged 70 per cent compared to the prior quarter, and was 16 per cent higher than the same time last year. Black coal usage also increased due to improved availability across Queensland’s coal power fleet.

“While we would expect to see wholesale prices rise as weather in southern states cools and demand rises to keep people warm, the combined impact of cold snaps, planned and unforeseen network outages, combined with rebidding and lower solar and wind output, has pushed electricity prices higher than this time last year,” he said.

But but renewables are going to be cheaper..

 

[Mutineer]

Amazingly, it was only the ALP who were not aware of any corruption and stand over tactics used by the CFMEU.

Honestly you cant make this shit up.

LOL

Got the blinders on while gleefully accepting their money, a major portion no doubt taxpayers money via Government construction jobs.

 

[Mutineer]

Each way Albo another backflip booted ASIO Chief Mike Burgess off the National Security Committee which alarmed all National Security experts including Army Chiefs at the time now does the double backlip with triple pike and is forced to re-instate him. Another big blot on the Albo copybook. Can this mob get anything even half right? What a shit show, you couldn't make this shit up if you tried.

Does this mean he replaces David Fredericks back on the National Security Committee....I kid you not the Climate Change Department Secretary David Fredericks that Albo instilled on the National Security Committee David Fredericks to replace Mike Burgess?

https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/politics/major-labor-backflip-as-asio-chief-mike-burgess-is-reinstated-as-a-permanent-member-of-the-national-security-committee-less-than-two-years-after-his-removal/news-story/ec0363ee2db7cf7e30ea1bf175f51a6d

Major Labor backflip as ASIO chief Mike Burgess is reinstated as a permanent member of the National Security Committee less than two years after his removal​

Australian spy chief Mike Burgess has been reinstated as a permanent member of the National Security Committee after Labor went back on its initial decision to remove him from the role in the early days of the Albanese Government.

Australian spy chief Mike Burgess has been reinstated as a permanent member of the National Security Committee after initially being removed just six months into the Albanese government’s first term.
Sky News can reveal Labor has backflipped on its decision for the ASIO Director-General to only consult on national security matters on a case-by case-basis, restoring his permanent position.

It’s understood this change was made only recently and comes amid an explosion in espionage and foreign interference in Australia.

The Albanese government was roundly criticized for initially diluting Mr Burgess’ contribution to the grouping, which makes decisions on the most urgent and highest risk national security matters, although it never publicly confirmed the change after it was revealed by Sky News host Sharri Markson.




A heavily redacted freedom of information request, obtained by Sky News, shows the change happened as early as January of last year.

The FOI shows the Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus wrote to Mr Burgess on January 9, 2023, thanking him for his contribution.

“On behalf of the Prime Minister, I want to thank you for your contributions to this committee throughout 2022,” he wrote.

“I look forward to your contribution through co-option to relevant matters at this committee as they arise in the future.”

Under the decision, both Mr Burgess and Australian Secret Intelligence Service Director-General Kerri Hartlan were officially removed as permanent members.

Shadow Home Affairs Minister James Paterson told Sky News the backflip was an admission of guilt by the government.

Australian spy chief Mike Burgess has been reinstated as a permanent member of the National Security Committee. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman
“The Albanese Government should never have removed any of our intelligence agency heads from the national security committee,” he said.

“It’s welcome they have finally come to their senses although only after their recklessness was publicly exposed. Our national security has been damaged by this episode and the Prime Minister should take responsibility, publicly explain his change of heart, and apologise.”

Just last month Mr Burgess was reappointed Director-General of Security and will serve an additional five-year term.

Under the Coalition, the head of ASIO and ASIS were permanent members of the National Security Committee of Cabinet - giving classified advice on issues affecting our security and sovereignty.

Labor will now follow suit.

https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/defence-and-foreign-affairs/climate-change-department-chief-replaces-heads-of-asio-and-asis-on-national-security-committee-of-cabinet/news-story/fb474d71eea38d423f82e0eb9045cf04

Climate Change Department chief replaces heads of ASIO and ASIS on National Security Committee of Cabinet​

Australia's most senior climate change bureaucrat will have a seat at the National Security Committee after the Albanese government dumped the intelligence chiefs from a permanent spot on the premier security body.

 

[Eagleboy2011]

Just to keep the nuclear discussion in focus.
A good alternate view.

Yellow cake road – why Dutton’s nuclear plan is an ‘okay’ idea | The Spectator Australia

‘The future of our country is incredibly important, we need to have a plan…’ Peter Dutton, June 19, 2024 And with that nuclear policy announcement, Peter Dutton broke the paralysis in Australia’s…

www.spectator.com.au

 

[Vader]

Just to keep the nuclear discussion in focus.
A good alternate view.

Yellow cake road – why Dutton’s nuclear plan is an ‘okay’ idea | The Spectator Australia

‘The future of our country is incredibly important, we need to have a plan…’ Peter Dutton, June 19, 2024 And with that nuclear policy announcement, Peter Dutton broke the paralysis in Australia’s…

www.spectator.com.au

The first line is particularly amusing, given that the LNP's Energy Policy for the last decade has been NOT to have an Energy Policy.

 

[Vader]

What exactly is it that you disagree with there, Mutineer?

The LNP went 3 whole terms without coming up with an Energy policy. They almost managed to have one under Turnbull, before ditching THEIR OWN POLICY when the ALP agreed to support it. They literally allowed hyper-partisanship to hijack their own policy (which was quite possibly the only good & workable policy they came up with in their entire 9 years in power), just to avoid having the ALP vote for an LNP policy.

If you disagree, then what exactly do you think their Energy policy was?

 

[Mutineer]

What exactly is it that you disagree with there, Mutineer?

The LNP went 3 whole terms without coming up with an Energy policy. They almost managed to have one under Turnbull, before ditching THEIR OWN POLICY when the ALP agreed to support it. They literally allowed hyper-partisanship to hijack their own policy (which was quite possibly the only good & workable policy they came up with in their entire 9 years in power), just to avoid having the ALP vote for an LNP policy.

If you disagree, then what exactly do you think their Energy policy was?

Not the absolute shambles that Cwissy Bowen is overseeing..

Report shows energy prices up in all states except Qld

The AER’s latest Wholesale Markets Quarterly Report reveals wholesale energy prices increased in all states except Queensland.

esdnews.com.au

Electricity prices rise as cold spell and wind drought bite

Electricity costs are climbing again after a stretch of cold weather coincided with a wind power drought, forcing expensive gas plants to fill the gap.

www.smh.com.au

Wholesale power prices rise sharply across Australia after cold snap but Queensland bucks trend

Energy regulator says southern areas of Australia will remain ‘susceptible to demand and supply shocks’ for the rest of winter

www.theguardian.com

 

[Vader]

Not the absolute shambles that Cwissy Bowen is overseeing..

Report shows energy prices up in all states except Qld

The AER’s latest Wholesale Markets Quarterly Report reveals wholesale energy prices increased in all states except Queensland.

esdnews.com.au

Electricity prices rise as cold spell and wind drought bite

Electricity costs are climbing again after a stretch of cold weather coincided with a wind power drought, forcing expensive gas plants to fill the gap.

www.smh.com.au

Wholesale power prices rise sharply across Australia after cold snap but Queensland bucks trend

Energy regulator says southern areas of Australia will remain ‘susceptible to demand and supply shocks’ for the rest of winter

www.theguardian.com

So... more deflection, and refusing to answer the question asked? Typical of your modus operandi.

Still waiting for you to tell me all about the LNP's Energy Policy from the last decade...

 

[Eagleboy2011]

So... more deflection, and refusing to answer the question asked? Typical of your modus operandi.

Still waiting for you to tell me all about the LNP's Energy Policy from the last decade...

Agreed the Libs have had a mixed to failed future energy plan the last decade. Why do you always return to this as your argument rather than prosecute their new plan. Yes, the details are not all there but hopefully the Libs will present more detail going forward. Any plans by the current government are looking suspect to load future needs and they also need more details.

 

[Mutineer]

So... more deflection, and refusing to answer the question asked? Typical of your modus operandi.

Still waiting for you to tell me all about the LNP's Energy Policy from the last decade...

Let's start here, name one consumer need that's got cheaper under this useless Albo/Dr Jim/Cwissy ALP Government. Energy prices were supposed to get cheaper instead they've ballooned out of control and a bandaid $300 hand out ain't cutting it.

Just this morning we read where long time institution Meals On Wheels is going to have to cut services to the elderly. We read where 40% of the elderly in Aged Care are malnourished, 6% extremely malnourished (starving).....remember Albo's promise to have a full time nurse in all these establishments (FAIL) and to fix the system? Well 2 years on and it's worse than ever before.
Then we look at the walking talking disasters Andrew Giles and Clare O'Neill and there monumental stuff ups.

I'd get writer's cramp if I was to list all of the ALP'S abject failures

 

[Vader]

Agreed the Libs have had a mixed to failed future energy plan the last decade. Why do you always return to this as your argument rather than prosecute their new plan.

I have "prosecuted their new plan" repeatedly. I have written multiple posts, pointing out the stupidity of Dutton's nuclear plan.

At the end of the day, all it is is a cover for indefinitely extending the life of coal in Australia, at the cost of massively increased electricity bills to the Australian public.

Yes, the details are not all there but hopefully the Libs will present more detail going forward.

When you say "the details are not all there", what you mean is "it's a Brain Fart with no details whatsoever" (other than identifying the sites of previous coal stations).

Any plans by the current government are looking suspect to load future needs and they also need more details.

Obviously the current govt needs to plan not just for current needs, but also for future needs. No argument there.

 

[Vader]

Let's start here, name one consumer need that's got cheaper under this useless Albo/Dr Jim/Cwissy ALP Government. Energy prices were supposed to get cheaper instead they've ballooned out of control and a bandaid $300 hand out ain't cutting it.

Just this morning we read where long time institution Meals On Wheels is going to have to cut services to the elderly. We read where 40% of the elderly in Aged Care are malnourished, 6% extremely malnourished (starving).....remember Albo's promise to have a full time nurse in all these establishments (FAIL) and to fix the system? Well 2 years on and it's worse than ever before.
Then we look at the walking talking disasters Andrew Giles and Clare O'Neill and there monumental stuff ups.

I'd get writer's cramp if I was to list all of the ALP'S abject failures

Stop trying to deflect away from the issue being discussed.

I stated that the LNP's Energy Policy, for the last decade, was NOT to have a policy. You disagreed.

You have every right to disagree, but if you disagree with that statement then you should be able to point to where some LNP Energy Policy existed and/or provide me with at least some detail as to what that policy was.

Instead, you consistently attempt to deflect to supposed ALP failures, which are 100% completely and utterly irrelevant.

Stop deflecting, and answer the ****ing question - what was the LNP's Energy Policy, if it wasn't to NOT have a policy?

 

[Mutineer]

So... more deflection, and refusing to answer the question asked? Typical of your modus operandi.

Still waiting for you to tell me all about the LNP's Energy Policy from the last decade...

I'm waiting for you to answer the ALP/ Albo/Dr Jim/Cwissy etc questions, see you're a master at deflection yourself.

So old folk starving, Meals On Wheels unable to keep up with the demand, Hospitals and ambulance services haemorrhaging in all states (ALP states), Criminal detainees released by the totally useless and incompetent Andrew Giles and Clare O'Neill committing henious crimes is utterly irrelevant....WOW.

 

[Vader]

I'm waiting for you to answer the ALP/ Albo/Dr Jim/Cwissy etc questions, see you're a master at deflection yourself.

So old folk starving, Meals On Wheels unable to keep up with the demand, Hospitals and ambulance services haemorrhaging in all states (ALP states), Criminal detainees released by the totally useless and incompetent Andrew Giles and Clare O'Neill committing henious crimes is utterly irrelevant....WOW.

I'm not deflecting. I'm just ignoring your pathetic attempts at deflection & whataboutism, and calling you back to answer the original question...

What was the LNP's Energy Policy for the last decade, given that you disagreed with my statement that their policy was not to have a policy?

 

[Mutineer]

I'm not deflecting. I'm just ignoring your pathetic attempts at deflection & whataboutism, and calling you back to answer the original question...

What was the LNP's Energy Policy for the last decade, given that you disagreed with my statement that their policy was not to have a policy?

What happened to Albo/Dr Jim's election pledge that the ALP's climate and energy policy would cut household's power bills by $275...I'll tell you what happened to it, it never happened because it was pure fantasy and yet another ALP lie.

“Should Australians still expect that $275 off their power bills?” asked the Nine Network’s Charles Croucher when Chalmers took questions at the traditional National Press Club address after the budget.
“Yep, it’s in the budget,” Chalmers replied.

But the figure is not in the budget and Chalmers called Croucher soon after the lunch ended to tell him he had misheard the question.
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton saw an opportunity for an attack in parliament and lined up a series of questions, only for Chalmers to own up that he had misheard. He appeared to think the question was about the stage three tax cuts worth $254 billion – a common question.

This was a minor mistake but it highlighted a Labor weakness: it cannot tell voters if it stands by the $275 claim.
Yet it is too late for the government to back away from the claim. The number was fundamental to the Labor promise last December that Australians would be better off from a mammoth investment in upgrading the electricity grid and speeding up the shift to renewable energy.


Labor relied on modelling by RepuTex that said its policies would cut annual average retail electricity bills by 18 per cent or $275 by 2025 and by 26 per cent or $378 by 2030.
The gains flow from the Rewiring the Nation policy, which uses $20 billion in debt to upgrade the electricity grid and encourage more generation from solar and wind, producing cheaper power.

 

[Mutineer]

Guilty as charged your honour, how embarassing that the tryhard ALP removed the $275 pledge from their website hoping people wouldn't notice and only re-instated it when they were caught out
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Aussie electricity prices expected to stay 'elevated' for five years

The Australian Energy Market Operator is expecting electricity prices to stay 'elevated' for five years, despite Prime Minister Anthony Albanese promising a $275 cut to power bills by 2025.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Anthony Albanese promised to cut your power bill by $275 but Australian Energy Market Operator is forecasting five years of 'elevated prices'​

Australians are expected to pay 'elevated' electricity prices for the next five years despite Prime Minister Anthony Albanese promising at the last election to slash power bills by $275 by 2025.

A halving of coal prices during the past year has also failed to translate into consumer relief, with electricity prices surging by 16 per cent during the past year, even with $250 federal government rebates, as coal-fired power stations are closed.

Inflation in the year to July moderated to 4.9 per cent, down from 5.4 per cent in June, taking the monthly consumer price index back to the lowest level since February 2022.

But as overall inflation eased, electricity prices surged by an annual pace of 15.7 per cent in July, up from 10.2 per cent in June, the Australian Bureau of Statistics revealed on Wednesday.

Labor ahead of the May 2022 election promised to slash power bills by $275 by 2025, but when prices kept on skyrocketing, the party late last year removed the statement from its website, only reinstating it after Daily Mail Australia did a story calling it out.

The Australian Energy Market Operator is now forecasting 'elevated prices' for the next five years until renewable energy supply kept up with demand as coal-fired power stations were decommissioned to reduce carbon emissions.

 

[Vader]

What happened to Albo/Dr Jim's election pledge that the ALP's climate and energy policy would cut household's power bills by $275...I'll tell you what happened to it, it never happened because it was pure fantasy and yet another ALP lie.

“Should Australians still expect that $275 off their power bills?” asked the Nine Network’s Charles Croucher when Chalmers took questions at the traditional National Press Club address after the budget.
“Yep, it’s in the budget,” Chalmers replied.

But the figure is not in the budget and Chalmers called Croucher soon after the lunch ended to tell him he had misheard the question.
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton saw an opportunity for an attack in parliament and lined up a series of questions, only for Chalmers to own up that he had misheard. He appeared to think the question was about the stage three tax cuts worth $254 billion – a common question.

This was a minor mistake but it highlighted a Labor weakness: it cannot tell voters if it stands by the $275 claim.
Yet it is too late for the government to back away from the claim. The number was fundamental to the Labor promise last December that Australians would be better off from a mammoth investment in upgrading the electricity grid and speeding up the shift to renewable energy.


Labor relied on modelling by RepuTex that said its policies would cut annual average retail electricity bills by 18 per cent or $275 by 2025 and by 26 per cent or $378 by 2030.
The gains flow from the Rewiring the Nation policy, which uses $20 billion in debt to upgrade the electricity grid and encourage more generation from solar and wind, producing cheaper power.

Once again... more deflection & whattaboutism. Ignored.

The question isn't about the ALP's policies. It's about the LNP's lack of policies.

You disagreed with my statement that the LNP's Energy Policy was not to have a policy. This implies that you think they DID have an energy policy. So, what was it?

 

[kirky]

These vehicles should be taxed like any other luxury vehicle. If you can afford a RAM 1500 @ $250k, you can afford the tax. And before any normal whingers have a go, a tradie doesn’t need a $250k ute.

Big ute loophole cost taxpayers over $250 million in 2023

Tax breaks for huge, American-style utes cost Australians over $250 million in foregone revenue in 2023, according to a new report from the Australia Institute.

australiainstitute.org.au

 

[Mutineer]

Momey grabbing leeches this Viktoriastan ALP mob. Running the state into the ground, virtually bankrupted through their total and disgraceful handling of the taxpayers money now this low low act of desperation. Just when you thought they couldn't possibly go lower here we are!

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/grieving-families-hit-with-massive-financial-burden-under-stealth-death-tax-law-institute-of-victoria/news-story/36eb6905cc7c70af8cdcb34c22f6fc11?utm_source=HeraldSun&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Editorial&utm_content=HS_BREAKING_BREAKING-CUR_04&net_sub_id=288692219&type=curated&position=3

Grieving families hit with ‘massive’ financial burden under stealth death tax: Law Institute of Victoria​

Grieving families would cop a “massive” financial hit if the Allan government pushes ahead with plans to introduce a “death tax by stealth”.



Victoria’s peak legal body has warned against plans by the state government to introduce a “death tax by stealth” saying it would add a massive financial burden to grieving families.
Law Institute of Victoria chief Adam Awty on Friday said plans to hike the cost of enacting wills, first revealed by the Herald Sun, could limit access to justice and deter executers from completing probate.
“The death of a loved one is probably the hardest time in anyone’s life,” Mr Awty said.
“These increased fees would add extra stress and financial hardship on families who are already suffering.
“They can’t access the bank account of their deceased loved one so they need to find the money for filing fees somewhere else.”
The government has fast-tracked a review of the Supreme Court’s probate fees by three years with increases of up to 650 per cent being considered.
Under a favoured model being considered by the government, some fees would move from a fixed rate to a tiered system for the first time.

It would bring in an additional $33.6m in revenue for the Supreme Court, 1086 per cent more than it costs to operate the probate office.

The rest of the funds would be used to cover other court costs.

It comes after the government cut $19.1m in funding from Court Services Victoria over the next year in last month’s state budget.

“These proposed changes place an extra burden on Victorians who are acting as executers,” Mr Awty said.

“They could discourage people from agreeing to become executers which could slow down administration of estates and tie up assets for longer.

“These fees are too high. For estates worth more than $2.5 million, they are almost double the fees in NSW. We will work with government and advise of the impact of the proposed changes.”

Premier Jacinta Allan has labelled criticism at the proposed fee hike as “scaremongering”.

But Shadow Attorney General, Michael O’Brien, said the proposal was reminiscent of death duties which were abolished in Victoria in the 1980s.

 

[kirky]

Guilty as charged your honour, how embarassing that the tryhard ALP removed the $275 pledge from their website hoping people wouldn't notice and only re-instated it when they were caught out
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Aussie electricity prices expected to stay 'elevated' for five years

The Australian Energy Market Operator is expecting electricity prices to stay 'elevated' for five years, despite Prime Minister Anthony Albanese promising a $275 cut to power bills by 2025.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Anthony Albanese promised to cut your power bill by $275 but Australian Energy Market Operator is forecasting five years of 'elevated prices'​

Australians are expected to pay 'elevated' electricity prices for the next five years despite Prime Minister Anthony Albanese promising at the last election to slash power bills by $275 by 2025.

A halving of coal prices during the past year has also failed to translate into consumer relief, with electricity prices surging by 16 per cent during the past year, even with $250 federal government rebates, as coal-fired power stations are closed.

Inflation in the year to July moderated to 4.9 per cent, down from 5.4 per cent in June, taking the monthly consumer price index back to the lowest level since February 2022.

But as overall inflation eased, electricity prices surged by an annual pace of 15.7 per cent in July, up from 10.2 per cent in June, the Australian Bureau of Statistics revealed on Wednesday.

Labor ahead of the May 2022 election promised to slash power bills by $275 by 2025, but when prices kept on skyrocketing, the party late last year removed the statement from its website, only reinstating it after Daily Mail Australia did a story calling it out.

The Australian Energy Market Operator is now forecasting 'elevated prices' for the next five years until renewable energy supply kept up with demand as coal-fired power stations were decommissioned to reduce carbon emissions.

Yeh he got it wrong and just like for 10 years, the Coalition promised us budget surpluses but never achieved one.

If you live in WA, the ALP government has given $400 in energy relief to all households plus an additional $826 for households most in need. Don’t think Coalition will make any inroads in WA at Federal Election.