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Ruth Forrest was born in Burnie and raised in Riana. A lifelong North West Coaster, she worked as a nurse and midwife before entering the Tasmanian Legislative Council in 2005. She lives in Wynyard and represents the electorate of Murchison, which includes the communities of Circular Head, Waratah-Wynyard, the West Coast, King Island and much of Burnie.
Chapter 15 – Governance, Secrecy, and the WoSBC: Tasmania’s Architecture of Unaccountability
This post examines the Tasmanian Government’s and Hydro Tasmania’s governance environment – the Whole of State Business Case (WoSBC) redactions, the opaque annual report, the refusal to disclose basic financial…
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Chapter 14 – Myths, Misconceptions, and Convenient Narratives
If there is one constant in Tasmania’s energy debate, it is the persistence of myths. Some are harmless misunderstandings. Others are repeated so often – by ministers, departmental officials, and…
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Chapter 13: What the Numbers Reveal – Hydro Tasmania’s Financial Position in Full
This is the thirteenth post in a series of 18. I will continue to post daily, or thereabouts until all posted. The posts are related to how Hydro Tasmania actually…
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Chapter 12: Hydro Tasmania – Cash Flow -The Final Test of Hydro’s Financial Strength
This twelfth post continues a series of four Chapters 10-13, related to the financial position of Hydro Tasmania with a focus on the Hydro’s cash flow. This is critical to…
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OPINION: Tasmania’s Fiscal Reckoning: The Critical Priorities for 2026
Balancing the Budget well – nigh impossible in future, given falling revenue from Government Businesses. Tasmania enters 2026 facing not only a general government fiscal crisis, but a system-wide deterioration…
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Chapter 11: Hydro Tasmania – The Balance Sheet – What Hydro Really Owns and Owes
This is the eleventh post is the second of four related to the financial position of Hydro Tasmania with a focus on the balance sheet. All eighteen chapters are related…
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Chapter 10: Hydro Tasmania’s Underlying Profit – What It Is, What It Isn’t, and Why It Matters
This post begins a series related to the financial position of Hydro Tasmania with a focus in this post on its underlying profit. This series of 18 chapters outlines how…
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Chapter 9: FCAS – Useful, Modest, and Now Mostly Contractual
This is the last of the foundation Chapters describing a little discussed but nevertheless important part of the NEM system – the role of Frequency Control Ancillary Services to Hydro…
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Chapter 8: REGOs -The New Certificate Scheme, and the Physical Reality That Limits Their Worth
This eighth post provides information on the new Renewable Electricity Guarantee of Origin (REGO) scheme and what is means for Hydro Tasmania. This is a quite complex (some may say…
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