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News and insights on energy matters impacting Tasmanian communities, from power costs and infrastructure to renewable energy opportunities.
My Response to Minister Duigan’s opinion piece in The Mercury 29 April 2026
The Record Speaks for Itself: A Response to Minister Duigan Minister Duigan has again used the Mercury’s opinion pages to characterise my comments and critique of Marinus Link as misinformation.…
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Correspondence from Hydro Tasmania
A response to a series of questions I asked earlier this year has been provided by Hydro Tasmania CEO, Rachel Watson. You can read the response here: [...]Read More... from…
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The story of easy money flowing from Hydro exports needs far greater attention and scrutiny
For years, Tasmanians have been told a simple story about our energy future: build more interconnection, export more power, and share in the benefits of stronger mainland demand and higher…
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Six Months In, Hydro’s “Subdued Year” Looks More Like a Storm Warning
When Hydro Tasmania’s Chair quietly warned of a “subdued year ahead” at last year’s GBE scrutiny hearings, most people probably heard it as corporate modesty – the kind of cautious…
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Hydro’s profit (and ours) will be under water
Six months in, Hydro Tasmania’s “subdued year” looks more like a storm warning When Hydro Tasmania’s chair quietly warned of a “subdued year ahead” at last year’s GBE scrutiny hearings,…
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ABC Drive – 10 February 2026
You can listen to my latest interview on ABC Drive here: [...]Read More... from ABC Drive – 10 February 2026
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Hydro Tasmania: What the Numbers Show – A multi-chapter analysis of operating performance, liquidity, structural risks, and public myths.
Now that Chapter 18 has been posted, the Hydro Explainer series has reached the end of its journey – at least for now. My thanks to everyone who has stayed…
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Chapter 18: Conclusion – A Century of Hydro, and the Next One
This final chapter looks to the future and the challenges we must be open and honest about. It looks to the future of our incredibly important government business, Hydro Tasmania…
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Chapter 16: The Fiscal Stakes for Tasmania
This chapter will consider what is at stake for the fiscal future of Tasmania – when we consider the current energy sector and how it has and will operate into…
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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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