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Power Policy Prioritises Expensive Green Goals

Power Policy Prioritises Expensive Green Goals

Daniel Wild 26 June 2018 Energy and resources, Ipa today,

The key lesson of recent wrangling over energy policy is this: if it sounds like a tax and looks like a tax, then it probably is a tax. The National Energy Guarantee (NEG) is the government’s...

Originally appeared in The Daily Telegraph
PUBLICATIONS
Could A Hypothetical Couple Survive On Wind Energy?

Could A Hypothetical Couple Survive On Wind Energy?

Morgan Begg 8 March 2018 Hey…what did i miss?, Publications,

Maybe those people that oppose coal should go without it for a day. Good luck with that. Here is the breakdown of coal and wind energy generation in Australia from this morning: The New York...

PUBLICATIONS
Put Vit Jedlicka on Mt Rushmore

Put Vit Jedlicka on Mt Rushmore

Peter Gregory 22 February 2018 Hey…what did i miss?, Publications,

This is the moment Simon Breheny actually got a clap on Q&A on Monday night! Who knew that the Q&A audience would be so enthusiastic to find out that the $60 billion being spent on...

Opinion
Failure Atop Failure: Turnbull’s NEG

Failure Atop Failure: Turnbull’s NEG

Daniel Wild 13 November 2017 Climate change, Energy and resources,

The government’s National Energy Guarantee is not the knockout blow in Australia’s energy wars. Rather, it marks a continuation of three decades of failed energy policies. We shouldn’t buy the...

Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia
Media Releases
National Energy Guarantee A Missed Opportunity

National Energy Guarantee A Missed Opportunity

Daniel Wild 17 October 2017 Climate change, Energy and resources,

“The government’s decision to keep emissions reductions at the centre of Australia’s energy policy is a missed opportunity,” said Daniel Wild, research fellow with the free market think tank the...

Opinion
Simon Breheny: Daniel Andrews’ Inflated Power Bills Will Punish The Poor

Simon Breheny: Daniel Andrews’ Inflated Power Bills Will Punish The Poor

Simon Breheny 24 August 2017 Energy and resources, Ipa today,

Premier Daniel Andrews’ claim that he can bring down power prices by increasing red tape is hogwash. The more regulation government imposes on the energy market, the higher your bills will be...

Originally appeared in The Herald Sun
PUBLICATIONS
What Will They Finkel Next?

What Will They Finkel Next?

Brett Hogan 20 June 2017 Energy and resources, Ipa today,

The greatest contribution the Finkel Review makes to Australian public policy may, in fact, be a new verb. From June 2017, to ‘finkel’ will be a term to describe how a government sets up an...

Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia
Media Releases
More Renewables Will Not Solve The Renewables Problem – Finkel Review

More Renewables Will Not Solve The Renewables Problem – Finkel Review

Brett Hogan 9 June 2017 Energy and resources, Ipa today,

The recommendations of today’s Finkel Review into the Future Security of the National Electricity Market, if accepted by government, will ensure that electricity prices continue to rise with...

Opinion
Like It Or Not, Coal Is Still King

Like It Or Not, Coal Is Still King

Brett Hogan 23 March 2017 Energy and resources, Ipa today,

On Wednesday, Greenpeace, the Sierra Club and CoalSwarm released the 2017 edition of Boom and Bust: Tracking the Global Coal Plant Pipeline, a publication that helpfully tallies up all of the...

Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia
Media Releases
South Australian Energy Statement An Admission Of Failure

South Australian Energy Statement An Admission Of Failure

Brett Hogan 14 March 2017 Energy and resources, Ipa today,

Today’s energy package announcement by the South Australian Government is an admission of policy failure according to free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs. “This...

Media Releases
Senate Coal Committee Report A Sellout

Senate Coal Committee Report A Sellout

Brett Hogan 29 November 2016 Energy and resources, Media releases,

The interim report of the Senate Environment and Communications Committee Inquiry into the retirement of coal-fired power stations is a short-sighted, ideologically motivated document, according...

Media Releases
Fracking And Gas Ban A Serious Backward Step

Fracking And Gas Ban A Serious Backward Step

Brett Hogan 22 November 2016 Energy and resources, Media releases,

The introduction today of legislation to ban the exploration and development of unconventional gas and an extension of the moratorium on conventional gas is a serious backward step, according to...

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Invasion Day Parade Going Ahead Despite Australia Day Events Being Cancelled Is Pure Hypocrisy
Invasion Day Parade Going Ahead Despite Australia Day Events Being Cancelled Is Pure Hypocrisy

This year, Daniel Andrews isn’t just trying to change the date of Australia Day; he’s cancelling it altogether. Without consulting the community, and under the cover of COVID-19, the Premier has...

The Empire Strikes Back With A Wet Lettuce Leaf
The Empire Strikes Back With A Wet Lettuce Leaf

After my AFR piece on the weekend, their ABC have responded. Sinclair Davidson writing in the Australian Financial Review has presented a basket case of inaccuracies about the role of the ABC and...

Poll – Mainstream Australians Continue To Support Australia Day On 26 January
Poll – Mainstream Australians Continue To Support Australia Day On 26 January

69% of Australians support Australia Day being celebrated on January 26 according to a new poll of 1,038 Australians commissioned by the Institute of Public Affairs. The polling (data collected by...

Melbourne’s Double Lockdown
Melbourne’s Double Lockdown

Even as they shut their doors—quite possibly forever, in many cases—Melbourne’s battered hospitality businesses were still complying. The bars and restaurants and cafes for which Australia’s...

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