You can listen to my latest interview with Davie Riley here: […]
ABC Mornings with David Reilly
QON –
Legislative Council, Wednesday 27 May 2026 Ms FORREST question to MINISTER for ENERGY and RENEWABLES, Mr DUIGAN ANSWER: The most appropriate source of advice on the detail of the National Electricity Rules (NER) is the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) and in relation to the conduct of the settlement residue auctions, the Australian Energy Market Operator […]
QWN – Bridgewater Bridge
Legislative Council, Tuesday 26 May 2026 Ms FORREST question to MINISTER for INFRASTRUCTURE, Mr VINCENT I’m sure you’ve seen the ABC reporting on some concerns about the structural integrity of the foundations of the Bridgewater Bridge. Are you concerned about that, minister? If you’re not, how do we reassure Tasmanians, and me, that it’s still […]
Noting – Budget Papers 2026-27 and Appropriation Bills
Legislative Council, Tuesday 26 May 2026 Ms. FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I want to begin by congratulating the Treasurer on his budget speech, not for fiscal content, which I will come to shortly, but for its literary opening. The Treasurer told this parliament: ‘as the good book reminds us, this is there is a […]
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Treasurer insists Tasmania is repairing its finances – but the Budget documents clearly tell another story
Hope is not a fiscal strategy for our States’ Long-term future Every budget tells two stories. There is the story the Treasurer reads aloud in Parliament – polished, confident, reassuring. And then there is the story buried in the budget papers – written in numbers, not adjectives. This year, those two stories could not be […]
ABC Breakfast with Ryk Goddard
You can listen to my interview with Ryk Goddard on Hobart Breakfast here: […]
QWN – Whole-of-Government Taskforce
Legislative Council, Tuesday Wednesday 20 May 2026 Ms FORREST question to MINISTER for ENERGY and RENEWABLES, Mr DUIGAN I have looked at the ReCFIT website. I can find no very up-to-date information at all in relation to the whole-of-government taskforce. If you can point me to it, I would be really appreciative of that. I […]
QWN – Marinus Project Expert Advisory Panel Finding 6
Legislative Council, Tuesday Wednesday 20 May 2026 Ms FORREST question to MINISTER for ENERGY and RENEWABLES, Mr DUIGAN With regard to Government’s Marinus Project Expert Advisory Panel, Finding 6 and recommendation of an immediate establishment of a senior whole-of-government taskforce reporting to the Premier, and the commissioning of a Cumulative Impact Assessment to understand how […]
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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. This is the second time he has done so in four months. On both occasions, the rebuttal has relied on misrepresenting what I actually wrote […]
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ANZAC Day Address Wynyard Dawn Service 25 April 2026
We gather here this morning in the quiet that ANZAC Day always asks of us. Not just with quiet voices – but quiet hearts. A stillness that lets the past speak and be heard. That lets us remember those who cannot speak for themselves. And that lets us look honestly at a world where the […]
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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: […]
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 mainland prices. It was the backbone of the Battery of the Nation vision and the political case for Marinus. Hydro Tasmania would sell into Victoria when […]