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Thursday, May 28, 2026

What does it take to get co-ordinated energy planning?

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Writing for The Energy, Matthew Benetti has called for coordinated energy planning . His observations are valid, however, he stops short of ...
Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Why are Ministers 'dropping' reports rewarded? An RD&I case study.

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The 'drop' is a means of releasing government reports in such a way that journalists and community (or lobby) groups have the abilit...
Monday, March 09, 2026

Have we seen this movie before?

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Jaded observers of the IT and innovation spaces may be looking askance at the forecasts of Data Centre requirements to fuel AI growth. The i...
Thursday, March 05, 2026

Was there ever a case for VPPs?

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Interesting report arising from the Energy Consumers Australia Foresighting Forum - is it time to give up on VPPs? The proposition that it...
Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Time for a rethink on competition policy

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At its core, the neoliberalism was a change in public policy based on a faith in competitive markets as both a cost discipline on providers ...
Monday, February 09, 2026

Time to review governance of the energy system, not just AEMO

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The capacity for the Collective of Energy Ministers* to commission reviews seems to have no bounds. The latest review – of AEMO’s governance...
Thursday, January 22, 2026

The Nationals and high principle

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Sooooo..hats off to Sussan Ley for not responding on the national day of mourrning  to the Nationals splitting. Littleproud himself could ha...
Monday, January 05, 2026

So why not hold a Federal Royal Commission?

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The question of whether the Federal Government should call a Royal Commission following the terrorist incident at Bondi has been dominating ...
Thursday, November 06, 2025

Tranformational Bulldust

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Today's (5 November) issue of the email newsletter Future Campus  begins: “Transformational change is the new normal, we just have to ac...
Wednesday, October 08, 2025

The Chimera of the Triple Zero Custodian

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The Minister for Communications today introduced the  Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Triple Zero Custodian and Emergency Calling ...
Wednesday, June 18, 2025

It is time for real eform of retail electricity markets

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In his opening address to Energy Week today, Chris Bowen has announced planned changes o the Default Market Offer to make it a price cap on...
Friday, March 22, 2024

What is economics?

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A post on LinkedIn drew my atention to an ABC story about economics which has various economists talking about how economics must change. I...

What exactly is a mobile "blackspot"

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The MP for Flynn, Colin Boyce, has launched a petition calling for a Senate inquiry into "big telcos" , calling on telcos to ...