Tariffs and trade: not that simple
The attention attracted by US import duties is important on many dimensions. Alan Kohler, in the process of suggesting that…
The Snowy scam, the Donald and death of Australian industry
It seemed too good to be true: Snowy being bought by the Commonwealth from state governments in what appeared as…
The politics is proven, but is the science?
Work conducted by highly respected NASA scientist Roy Spencer estimates a maximum increase of 1.54°C in global temperatures from greenhouse gases, less than half that…
AGL: impoverishing the nation to boost its bottom line
The supporters of renewable energy continue to claim – as they have for the past 30 years – that wind/solar…
Turnbull’s energy policy proposals: more steps forward than back?
The Government has now received but not yet released a report into the energy market plans it wants to put in place. …
End the renewables rorts now for cheap power
The government’s abandonment of the expanded renewable energy target that the Finkel report recommended represents a careful compromise. The Prime…
Escaping the renewable energy subsidy trap
An endgame is now underway in the renewable energy scam that has been responsible for destroying the nation’s electricity industry…
How to turn cheap power back on
Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg claims that renewable energy is a disruptive force in the energy market in the same way as the…
Renewables, 18c and the many paradoxes of Tony Abbott
In his address to the Young Liberals in Adelaide over the weekend, Tony Abbott once again demonstrated how wonderful he is…
Follow Trump: dump the renewable energy target
The Trump victory came with his pledge to take the US out of the Paris agreement on climate change. This…
Hazelwood closure: higher costs and lower reliability
A little over two decades ago, as the deputy secretary responsible for Victoria’s energy policy, I accompanied the then Coalition…
The dangers of underestimating coal
According to research commissioned by The Australia Institute if we ban all new coalmines, allowing coal production to fall from…
The Climate Change Authority: garbage in, garbage out (plus a little tampering)
There have been several hundred Australian analyses of climate change policy and its costs and benefits. Most have provided profundities…
Fracking usless policy in Victoria
The Andrews Government in Victoria has set in motion regulatory arrangements that will permanently prevent hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and other…
