We will need to import batteries
14/03/2023
The Albanese government is spending $224 million of your hard earned dollars for 400 community batteries.
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Should the Australian Parliament have a serious discussion around Nuclear Energy considering Australia has enormous stocks of uranium which could provide households and businesses with cheaper power?
Will energy consumers get bang for buck? More gold plating for renewables
08/03/2023
It’s amazing how the government is happy to lend to the big end of town at concessional rates, while allowing the RBA to shaft the little guy with rapid interest rate rises.
Is Australia already at Net Zero?
06/03/2023
Since then Australia has reduced its CO2 emissions from over 600 million tonnes to less than 500 million tonnes. So we are closer to absorbing four times more CO2 than we emit.
Net Zero 2030: $500 Billion & costs have gone up 20%
25/02/2023
In 2017 the CSIRO said it would cost $1 trillion dollars to convert the energy grid to 100% renewables. Then last year they claimed the costs had dropped by 50% or a lazy $500 billion despite rampart inflation.
Albanese backflips & keeps National Cabinet secretive
06/02/2023
“Up to $3 billion in promised power price relief for householders will be rebadged as a cost-of-living centrepiece in the May budget, after design complexities and disagreements pushed back the intended rollout date beyond April….. The $3 billion in power
Scientists should always be the best skeptics
20/12/2022
At the moment, much of research literature, as you probably will be frustrated by, is behind a paywall. You want to access information, and it’s fantastic that you are so interested in this, and be able to really dig in to really get an understanding.
Are you concerned that transmission lines required to meet emission targets will destroy our environment and biodiversity?
14/12/2022
It is estimated that 5,000 to 28,000 kms of transmission lines will be required for Australia to meet its renewable energy targets. Not only will there be enormous costs and emissions associated with constructing these transmission lines, there will be
Labor is subsidising electric vehicles, but there’s no plan for charging stations
12/12/2022
How long will people have to wait in order to recharge their electric vehicles? The government has no idea. This is despite the fact they recently passed legislation that will subsidize the cost of an electric car by up to
Albanese and the Premiers have lost control of the energy market
11/12/2022
They are more than happy to throw subsidies at foreign owned renewables while taxing home grown energy.
Department of Climate Change admit they can’t cost renewable targets
08/12/2022
Boy o boy is our energy grid going be in trouble with this lot in charge.If only bureaucratic spin could be converted into electricity we would become the energy powerhouse of the world. Key points from this line of questioning
ABC reports manipulated temperature data, not the raw data
06/12/2022
In the estimates spillover last week I asked why the ABC only ever report the homogenised temperature data set and not the raw temperature data set. This was a question I asked in prior estimates when the former News Director
Why is the government giving rich people up to $30,000 to drive electric cars?
29/11/2022
If renewables are cheaper, why do we need to give a tax break of up to $30,000 for every new EV that is bought? That is absolutely absurd.
Senator RENNICK: Okay-last question. I had a conversation with Gavin Morris a couple of years ago about the way the ABC reports the increase in temperature from 1910. The ABC, like many other media organisations, reports the homogenised data without actually explaining the difference between the homogenised data and the raw data. Gavin Morris stressed that they reported the raw data. That is incorrect; the ABC reports the homogenised data. So I’ll ask this question again: why won’t the ABC distinguish between the raw data and the homogenised data, which is a different dataset to the actual observations recorded by the bureau? Mr Anderson: I don’t know the answer to that. I will need to take that on notice and provide a response to you. Senator RENNICK: Okay. I would like to point out that Gavin Morris did say last time that they reported the raw data and that they distinguished between raw and homogenised. I’ll stress this again, the ABC doesn’t, but I think in terms of full transparency they should.
29/11/2022
Question Number: 95 PDR Number: SQ22-000794 Date Submitted: 29/11/22 Department or Body: Australian Broadcasting Corporation The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) uses data supplied by leading scientific bodies including the Bureau of Meteorology, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and National Aeronautics
Labor votes against my Treasury Laws Amendment (Electric Car Discount) Bill 2022
28/11/2022
Well it looks like Labor and The Greens don’t care for the environment after-all. Last week they voted down the below Second reading amendment of the Treasury Laws Electric Car Discount Bill. Greens and Labor don’t support cleaning up their
Senator RENNICK: Do you know how much it would cost to recycle a house battery or a car battery? Have you got figures on that? Ms Brunoro: I’m sorry, Senator, that’ a question for our waste colleagues, who have already appeared. I’m sure we could look into those sorts of issues. Mr Fredericks: We’ll take it on notice. It’s in an outcome that has already been done, but that’s okay. We’ll take it on notice and come back to you.
28/11/2022
Question Number: 213 PDR Number: SQ22-000887 Date Submitted: 28/11/2022 Department or Body: Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water Answer Pending
We will need to import batteries
14/03/2023
The Albanese government is spending $224 million of your hard earned dollars for 400 community batteries.
Will energy consumers get bang for buck? More gold plating for renewables
08/03/2023
It’s amazing how the government is happy to lend to the big end of town at concessional rates, while allowing the RBA to shaft the little guy with rapid interest rate rises.
Is Australia already at Net Zero?
06/03/2023
Since then Australia has reduced its CO2 emissions from over 600 million tonnes to less than 500 million tonnes. So we are closer to absorbing four times more CO2 than we emit.
Net Zero 2030: $500 Billion & costs have gone up 20%
25/02/2023
In 2017 the CSIRO said it would cost $1 trillion dollars to convert the energy grid to 100% renewables. Then last year they claimed the costs had dropped by 50% or a lazy $500 billion despite rampart inflation.
Albanese backflips & keeps National Cabinet secretive
06/02/2023
“Up to $3 billion in promised power price relief for householders will be rebadged as a cost-of-living centrepiece in the May budget, after design complexities and disagreements pushed back the intended rollout date beyond April….. The $3 billion in power
Scientists should always be the best skeptics
20/12/2022
At the moment, much of research literature, as you probably will be frustrated by, is behind a paywall. You want to access information, and it’s fantastic that you are so interested in this, and be able to really dig in to really get an understanding.
Are you concerned that transmission lines required to meet emission targets will destroy our environment and biodiversity?
14/12/2022
It is estimated that 5,000 to 28,000 kms of transmission lines will be required for Australia to meet its renewable energy targets. Not only will there be enormous costs and emissions associated with constructing these transmission lines, there will be
Labor is subsidising electric vehicles, but there’s no plan for charging stations
12/12/2022
How long will people have to wait in order to recharge their electric vehicles? The government has no idea. This is despite the fact they recently passed legislation that will subsidize the cost of an electric car by up to
Albanese and the Premiers have lost control of the energy market
11/12/2022
They are more than happy to throw subsidies at foreign owned renewables while taxing home grown energy.
Department of Climate Change admit they can’t cost renewable targets
08/12/2022
Boy o boy is our energy grid going be in trouble with this lot in charge.If only bureaucratic spin could be converted into electricity we would become the energy powerhouse of the world. Key points from this line of questioning
ABC reports manipulated temperature data, not the raw data
06/12/2022
In the estimates spillover last week I asked why the ABC only ever report the homogenised temperature data set and not the raw temperature data set. This was a question I asked in prior estimates when the former News Director
Why is the government giving rich people up to $30,000 to drive electric cars?
29/11/2022
If renewables are cheaper, why do we need to give a tax break of up to $30,000 for every new EV that is bought? That is absolutely absurd.
Senator RENNICK: Okay-last question. I had a conversation with Gavin Morris a couple of years ago about the way the ABC reports the increase in temperature from 1910. The ABC, like many other media organisations, reports the homogenised data without actually explaining the difference between the homogenised data and the raw data. Gavin Morris stressed that they reported the raw data. That is incorrect; the ABC reports the homogenised data. So I’ll ask this question again: why won’t the ABC distinguish between the raw data and the homogenised data, which is a different dataset to the actual observations recorded by the bureau? Mr Anderson: I don’t know the answer to that. I will need to take that on notice and provide a response to you. Senator RENNICK: Okay. I would like to point out that Gavin Morris did say last time that they reported the raw data and that they distinguished between raw and homogenised. I’ll stress this again, the ABC doesn’t, but I think in terms of full transparency they should.
29/11/2022
Question Number: 95 PDR Number: SQ22-000794 Date Submitted: 29/11/22 Department or Body: Australian Broadcasting Corporation The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) uses data supplied by leading scientific bodies including the Bureau of Meteorology, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and National Aeronautics
Labor votes against my Treasury Laws Amendment (Electric Car Discount) Bill 2022
28/11/2022
Well it looks like Labor and The Greens don’t care for the environment after-all. Last week they voted down the below Second reading amendment of the Treasury Laws Electric Car Discount Bill. Greens and Labor don’t support cleaning up their
Senator RENNICK: Do you know how much it would cost to recycle a house battery or a car battery? Have you got figures on that? Ms Brunoro: I’m sorry, Senator, that’ a question for our waste colleagues, who have already appeared. I’m sure we could look into those sorts of issues. Mr Fredericks: We’ll take it on notice. It’s in an outcome that has already been done, but that’s okay. We’ll take it on notice and come back to you.
28/11/2022
Question Number: 213 PDR Number: SQ22-000887 Date Submitted: 28/11/2022 Department or Body: Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water Answer Pending
Speeches
Estimates & Committees
Questions on Notice
Speeches
We’ve spent billions on climate change for no measurable outcome
27/11/2024
I recently gave a speech in the chamber where I called out climate change for lacking context.
Outrageous bureaucrat waste needs to stop
25/11/2024
Kristin Tilley is Australia’s Ambassador for Climate Change and plays a leading role in Australia’s international climate diplomacy, with a focus on engaging with the Pacific and Southeast Asia.
We must hold the establishment to account
19/11/2024
Last year I released a set of policies designed to hold the establishment to account. These are:
Cutting bureaucracy, regulation & taxes will get industry moving again
09/10/2024
The Gravy Train must end.
“The Government’s $22.7 billion Future Made in Australia package will help facilitate the private sector investment required for Australia to be an indispensable part of the global economy.
If renewables are so cheap then why do they have to be subsidised so much?
11/09/2024
If renewables are cheaper why do the two major parties continue to subsidize them?
“And it’s why under this government the number of EV charging stations has increased to 900…………all of these investments are made with the expectation of a positive risk based return.”
Implementing these policies will put people first
30/08/2024
Earlier this week I spoke to ADH TV about the policies I would like to see implemented by government.
International Energy Agency believes nuclear is the lowest cost energy
20/08/2024
Nuclear technology offers more than just energy, it can be used in medicine as well.
More importantly, Australia has the world’s largest reserves of uranium so why wouldn’t we use it instead of importing renewables.
Billions invested in wind capacity, yet output is the same as 3 years ago
02/07/2024
“Billions of dollars of investment in wind farms over several years have been unable to prevent a “drought” in wind power generation this quarter that has surprised the market and contributed to a squeeze on east-coast gas supplies inflating wholesale prices.
The case for nuclear power
02/07/2024
In the Senate I recently outlined why it is much better to invest in Nuclear power than “renewables.”
• Nuclear has a capacity factor of 92% as opposed to solar and wind which has a capacity factor between 20% and 30%. I.e it is more reliable
The Great Barrier Reef should be controlled by Australia, not UNESCO
02/07/2024
I recently called out UNESCOs threats and fear mongering about the Great Barrier Reef.
It should not be imposing harsh conditions on our farmers and tourist industry in particular in the name of climate change.
The cost of renewables were originally forecast to cost a trillion dollars by the CSIRO
26/06/2024
Seriously! When it comes to renewables, changes in technology have only ever been at the margins.
The idea that the costs of renewables has fallen by half, when inflation is rampant has no credibility.
Albo’s Budget will give you a little bit now, but will cost you a lot more later
16/05/2024
Just a small critique on the direction of the Albanese Labor Government.
Renewables: Higher energy costs, short operating life & more
16/05/2024
The only way to reduce power prices as quickly as possible is to build base load coal fired power stations using home grown resources.
Great Barrier Reef fearmongering creates profits for dishonest scientists
13/05/2024
The Great Barrier Reef is not dying. The only thing that is dying is integrity in our scientific institutions. Back in 2019, at my first ever Senate Inquiry I asked the Australian Institute for Marine Science if they had kept a centralised database of health KPIs based on regular measurements across the length of Reef that demonstrated a trend that demonstrated that the reef was dying.
It’s a bloodbath out there under Albanese & Labor
27/03/2024
High immigration and renewables are causing a cost of living crises. If Albanese was serious about reducing the cost of living crisis he would reduce immigration. Not once have Australians ever asked if they wanted an immigration rate of over 500,000 people.
We’ve spent billions on climate change for no measurable outcome
27/11/2024
I recently gave a speech in the chamber where I called out climate change for lacking context.
Outrageous bureaucrat waste needs to stop
25/11/2024
Kristin Tilley is Australia’s Ambassador for Climate Change and plays a leading role in Australia’s international climate diplomacy, with a focus on engaging with the Pacific and Southeast Asia.
We must hold the establishment to account
19/11/2024
Last year I released a set of policies designed to hold the establishment to account. These are:
Cutting bureaucracy, regulation & taxes will get industry moving again
09/10/2024
The Gravy Train must end.
“The Government’s $22.7 billion Future Made in Australia package will help facilitate the private sector investment required for Australia to be an indispensable part of the global economy.
If renewables are so cheap then why do they have to be subsidised so much?
11/09/2024
If renewables are cheaper why do the two major parties continue to subsidize them?
“And it’s why under this government the number of EV charging stations has increased to 900…………all of these investments are made with the expectation of a positive risk based return.”
Implementing these policies will put people first
30/08/2024
Earlier this week I spoke to ADH TV about the policies I would like to see implemented by government.
International Energy Agency believes nuclear is the lowest cost energy
20/08/2024
Nuclear technology offers more than just energy, it can be used in medicine as well.
More importantly, Australia has the world’s largest reserves of uranium so why wouldn’t we use it instead of importing renewables.
Billions invested in wind capacity, yet output is the same as 3 years ago
02/07/2024
“Billions of dollars of investment in wind farms over several years have been unable to prevent a “drought” in wind power generation this quarter that has surprised the market and contributed to a squeeze on east-coast gas supplies inflating wholesale prices.
The case for nuclear power
02/07/2024
In the Senate I recently outlined why it is much better to invest in Nuclear power than “renewables.”
• Nuclear has a capacity factor of 92% as opposed to solar and wind which has a capacity factor between 20% and 30%. I.e it is more reliable
The Great Barrier Reef should be controlled by Australia, not UNESCO
02/07/2024
I recently called out UNESCOs threats and fear mongering about the Great Barrier Reef.
It should not be imposing harsh conditions on our farmers and tourist industry in particular in the name of climate change.
The cost of renewables were originally forecast to cost a trillion dollars by the CSIRO
26/06/2024
Seriously! When it comes to renewables, changes in technology have only ever been at the margins.
The idea that the costs of renewables has fallen by half, when inflation is rampant has no credibility.
Albo’s Budget will give you a little bit now, but will cost you a lot more later
16/05/2024
Just a small critique on the direction of the Albanese Labor Government.
Renewables: Higher energy costs, short operating life & more
16/05/2024
The only way to reduce power prices as quickly as possible is to build base load coal fired power stations using home grown resources.
Great Barrier Reef fearmongering creates profits for dishonest scientists
13/05/2024
The Great Barrier Reef is not dying. The only thing that is dying is integrity in our scientific institutions. Back in 2019, at my first ever Senate Inquiry I asked the Australian Institute for Marine Science if they had kept a centralised database of health KPIs based on regular measurements across the length of Reef that demonstrated a trend that demonstrated that the reef was dying.
It’s a bloodbath out there under Albanese & Labor
27/03/2024
High immigration and renewables are causing a cost of living crises. If Albanese was serious about reducing the cost of living crisis he would reduce immigration. Not once have Australians ever asked if they wanted an immigration rate of over 500,000 people.
Estimates & Committees
The cost of a transmission line has blown out by $1.5 billion!
24/02/2025
More Renewable rorts.
Confused how the weather is recorded? You’re not the only one
24/02/2025
The Bureau left grasping for answers.
The BOM routinely changes weather records
08/11/2024
Why haven’t the Bureau executives been sacked?
Apparently the head of BOM has no respect for the senate estimates process
08/11/2024
A whistleblower from the BOM has come forward to criticise its managing director Mr Johnson over his poor leadership.
The ABC needs to report the facts
05/11/2024
In estimates, I chipped the ABC for propagating the fraudulent temperature records being put out by the Bureau of Meteorology.
The head of the Climate Change Authority also works for a renewables investment firm
04/11/2024
Conflict of interest perceptions mean Matt Kean should choose between his job as chairman of the federal government’s Climate Change Authority or working for a private energy transition fund led by a former Macquarie banker, a former top public servant and a fan of the ex-NSW treasurer says.
How on earth are we going to increase our energy output with renewables?
04/11/2024
New data from Cornwall Insight has projected the Australian National Electricity Market (NEM) will increase its solar, wind, and storage capacity by more than 150GW by 2043. According to Cornwall Insight’s NEM Benchmark Power Curve, the total installed capacity for these technologies is expected to rise from 52GW in 2025 to 208 GW by 2043, a 300% increase.
Labor has lent $100 million to a private company to install electric car charging stations
04/11/2024
“Petrol retailing and refining giant Ampol has landed another $100 million from the federal government to help roll out a further 200 electric vehicle fast charging bays by 2025, and to pursue efforts on renewable fuels and other technologies.
The taxpayer shouldn’t need to subsidise renewables if they’re better and cheaper
04/11/2024
The deception and rorts never end.
Renewables can’t just rely on government handouts
04/11/2024
“Does the Climate Change Authority have a figure on getting to the cost of 82% renewables by 2030……..no………surely you should know that number!
Nuclear energy costings should be made public
26/09/2024
Time to use our home grown resources.
Last week I told Tom Connell that I supported the Government owning nuclear power plants for two reasons:
How can one molecule of CO2 heat up 10,000 molecules of N2 and O2 in the atmosphere?
07/08/2024
Long story short, scientists can’t explain how CO2 can transfer significant amounts of heat to the rest of atmosphere because it doesn’t in fact do that. The Greenhouse Gas Effect is a lie.
The head of CSIRO doesn’t even understand his own GenCost report!
01/07/2024
It’s always spin over substance!
1. The Head of the CSIRO is clueless. He clearly only answers questions that suit his narrative and takes everything else on notice. Whatever happened to accountability in answering questions.
How do we know we aren’t at Net zero already?
12/06/2024
In recent decades has been a lot of arguing over the rate of emissions but I have seen very few people actually question the quality of the measurements.
Why did the homogenisation of weather records start in the early 2000s?
29/05/2024
Why did the BOM start fudging records 20 years ago?
Simple.
They needed to create a narrative that the temperature was getting hotter when it actually wasn’t.
The cost of a transmission line has blown out by $1.5 billion!
24/02/2025
More Renewable rorts.
Confused how the weather is recorded? You’re not the only one
24/02/2025
The Bureau left grasping for answers.
The BOM routinely changes weather records
08/11/2024
Why haven’t the Bureau executives been sacked?
Apparently the head of BOM has no respect for the senate estimates process
08/11/2024
A whistleblower from the BOM has come forward to criticise its managing director Mr Johnson over his poor leadership.
The ABC needs to report the facts
05/11/2024
In estimates, I chipped the ABC for propagating the fraudulent temperature records being put out by the Bureau of Meteorology.
The head of the Climate Change Authority also works for a renewables investment firm
04/11/2024
Conflict of interest perceptions mean Matt Kean should choose between his job as chairman of the federal government’s Climate Change Authority or working for a private energy transition fund led by a former Macquarie banker, a former top public servant and a fan of the ex-NSW treasurer says.
How on earth are we going to increase our energy output with renewables?
04/11/2024
New data from Cornwall Insight has projected the Australian National Electricity Market (NEM) will increase its solar, wind, and storage capacity by more than 150GW by 2043. According to Cornwall Insight’s NEM Benchmark Power Curve, the total installed capacity for these technologies is expected to rise from 52GW in 2025 to 208 GW by 2043, a 300% increase.
Labor has lent $100 million to a private company to install electric car charging stations
04/11/2024
“Petrol retailing and refining giant Ampol has landed another $100 million from the federal government to help roll out a further 200 electric vehicle fast charging bays by 2025, and to pursue efforts on renewable fuels and other technologies.
The taxpayer shouldn’t need to subsidise renewables if they’re better and cheaper
04/11/2024
The deception and rorts never end.
Renewables can’t just rely on government handouts
04/11/2024
“Does the Climate Change Authority have a figure on getting to the cost of 82% renewables by 2030……..no………surely you should know that number!
Nuclear energy costings should be made public
26/09/2024
Time to use our home grown resources.
Last week I told Tom Connell that I supported the Government owning nuclear power plants for two reasons:
How can one molecule of CO2 heat up 10,000 molecules of N2 and O2 in the atmosphere?
07/08/2024
Long story short, scientists can’t explain how CO2 can transfer significant amounts of heat to the rest of atmosphere because it doesn’t in fact do that. The Greenhouse Gas Effect is a lie.
The head of CSIRO doesn’t even understand his own GenCost report!
01/07/2024
It’s always spin over substance!
1. The Head of the CSIRO is clueless. He clearly only answers questions that suit his narrative and takes everything else on notice. Whatever happened to accountability in answering questions.
How do we know we aren’t at Net zero already?
12/06/2024
In recent decades has been a lot of arguing over the rate of emissions but I have seen very few people actually question the quality of the measurements.
Why did the homogenisation of weather records start in the early 2000s?
29/05/2024
Why did the BOM start fudging records 20 years ago?
Simple.
They needed to create a narrative that the temperature was getting hotter when it actually wasn’t.
Questions on Notice
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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (FOI)
You have the right to access documents we hold under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act). This page explains how to make an FOI request, how we process an FOI request. It also includes a link to our disclosure log.
Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA)
Australia’s government authority responsible for evaluating, assessing and monitoring products that are defined as therapeutic goods. The TGA regulate medicines, medical devices and biologicals.
Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI)
The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) advises the Minister for Health and Aged Care on the National Immunisation Program (NIP) and other immunisation issues.
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