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1 week, 3 days ago

Electricity generators concerned about nuclear costings

ABC

Samantha Donovan: The Australian Energy Council is the peak body for the nation's electricity generators. Chief Executive Louisa Kinnear told David Sparkes the council is worried about what the coalition's costings haven't taken into account. Louisa Kinnear: Yeah, look, certainly the bulk of the proposed new and replacement generation to take over coal would predominantly be renewables, but that would …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Economists criticise nuclear modelling

ABC

Samantha Donovan: Economists are assessing the nuclear policy costings released by the Coalition today. David Estcourt: Economists have been waiting to see the financial modelling done by Frontier Economics to shed some light on the Coalition's big nuclear plans. David Estcourt: John Quiggin says the savings Frontier Economics have found in its modelling are probably caused by the Coalition's plan …

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Coalition reveals nuclear policy costings

ABC

Samantha Donovan: After months of speculation about the expense, the Federal Coalition has finally unveiled the economic modelling for its nuclear energy policy. Luke Radford: The costings of the Coalition's nuclear policy have been eagerly anticipated and today the moment finally arrived. Luke Radford: The Coalition says under its plan Australia's first nuclear reactor would come online in 12 years' …

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Coalition releases nuclear costings

ABC

Samantha Donovan: Hello, welcome to PM. Luke Radford: The Coalition says under its plan Australia's first nuclear reactor would come online in 12 years' time, in 2036, with more to follow leading up to 2050. David Estcourt: Professor Maria Rost Rublee from Melbourne University says there's another problem with the Coalition's costings for its nuclear policy. David Sparkes: So the …

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Dutton's nuclear plan a 'heroic', cherrypicked 'recipe for higher energy bills', experts say

ABC

Some of the nation's top energy analysts have criticised the Coalition's nuclear plan, saying it will be more expensive, burn more carbon, result in a smaller economy and be more disruptive than Peter Dutton claims. "Economic models are interesting, valuable and some say essential, but they don't tell you what's going to happen until you try and build this kit," …

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1 week, 4 days ago

The devil in the detail of Dutton's nuclear costings

ABC

Peter Dutton has released the cost of his nuclear power plan. Coalition assumes less electricity, higher emissions First, the Coalition's $331 billion costing also assumes we will consume much less energy than it assumes under the Labor scenario. Coalition says nuclear option cheaper than renewables Photo shows Nuclear cooling towers Peter Dutton is today revealing long-awaited details of his nuclear …

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Coalition unveils nuclear costings, assuming smaller economy and higher emissions

ABC

Peter Dutton's nuclear power proposal relies on a smaller economy and higher carbon emissions, and would cost more than $300 billion, according to his long-awaited costing. Dutton's nuclear plan to cost $331 billion Photo shows Peter Dutton speaks at a press conference The opposition has finally put in place the last piece of its controversial nuclear policy, with modelling claiming …

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2 weeks ago

Future jobs for coal workers discussed as federal inquiry into nuclear energy sits in Muswellbrook

ABC

A nuclear energy inquiry has sparked an emotional debate about the economic future of Muswellbrook, the coal capital of New South Wales, but a spate of earthquakes in the region went unmentioned. But he said that bringing in a "a balanced energy mix right across the system" – including nuclear energy – would be an effective way to protect the …

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2 weeks ago

CSIRO finds renewables cheaper than Nuclear

ABC

Samantha Donovan: The CSIRO's annual assessment of the cost of future electricity generation has again concluded that a nuclear power plant would cost about twice as much as energy from renewable sources. Ken Baldwin: So the latest GenCost report has revised those figures slightly, but really it's not made a substantial difference to the relative cost of nuclear versus solar …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Chris Bowen and Ted O'Brien debate Australia's energy future, following release of CSIRO GenCost report

ABC

Shadow minister for energy and climate change Ted O'Brien says the Coalition's long-awaited nuclear energy costings will be released within the week. "We're not releasing our economics tonight but we will be over the next week," Mr O'Brien said before he criticised the government's energy plan and the associated cost. That report said that building a nuclear power plant in …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

CSIRO reaffirms nuclear power likely to cost twice as much as renewables

ABC

Building a nuclear power plant in Australia would likely cost twice as much as renewable energy even accounting for the much longer life-span of reactors, according to a new report from Australia's leading science agency. For these reasons, Mr Graham said there was no "unique" cost advantage offered by nuclear compared with renewable energy projects backed by transmission lines and …

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2 months ago

In a costings reveal, Queensland's LNP vows to chainsaw consultancy bill but Labor says it's a 'fantasy'

ABC

The LNP has vowed to rein in almost $6.8 billion in spending on consultants if it wins government, flagging it would instead develop public servants' skills and saying it wants pay packages to be "competitive" with those of private organisations such as KPMG. Shadow Treasurer David Janetzki argued that establishing a Queensland Government Consulting agency for $87.5 million would be …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Chancellor could be willing to alter non-dom plans, report suggests

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A Treasury spokesperson called the report “speculation, not Government …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Wegovy: Ozempic sister drug to be sold in Australia within days

Daily Mail

A drug that mimics popular weight loss medicine Ozempic will be available in Australian pharmacies within days. Like Ozempic, the drug is administered through a once-weekly pen, however it contains a higher amount of the active ingredient and is used to manage chronic weight conditions, whereas Ozempic is only approved to manage type 2 diabetes. In May the Australian government …

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6 months, 1 week ago

TasPorts conduct questioned as Plibersek threatens to take Antarctic home base from Hobart over wharf fight

ABC

Hobart's status as the gateway to Antarctica is under threat due to the "exorbitant cost" of the redevelopment of Macquarie Wharf 6, the federal environment minister has warned. In a letter to Premier Jeremy Rockliff, Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek said the redevelopment of Macquarie Wharf 6 was a "fundamental requirement" if Hobart was to remain the home of the research …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Top civil servant warned Tories over £2,000 Labour tax claim

The Telegraph

A top mandarin warned the Conservatives their claim that Sir Keir Starmer was plotting a £2,000 tax raid “should not be presented as having been produced by the Civil Service”. During a televised debate with Sir Keir on Tuesday, Rishi Sunak repeatedly claimed that Labour would put up taxes, saying: “Independent Treasury civil servants have costed Labour’s policies, and it’s …

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7 months, 1 week ago

What's in this year's federal budget? Here are all of the announcements we already know about

ABC

Treasurer Jim Chalmers will hand down his third budget on Tuesday night, but has been tempering expectations for weeks in the lead-up, warning Australians not to expect a "cash splash". The government has also committed to providing $9.3 billion to states and territories under a new five-year agreement to combat homelessness, assist in crisis support, and to build and repair …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Nation's science agency CSIRO hits back at Dutton claim that nuclear power costings were 'discredited'

ABC

In short: The CSIRO has made a rare intervention to defend its research against criticism from Opposition Leader Peter Dutton. It follows Mr Dutton describing the CSIRO's research finding nuclear power to be the most expensive source of new energy for Australia as "discredited". The nation's leading science institution, the CSIRO, has defended its research into energy generation following comments …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Bibby Stockholm migrant barge ‘to cost more per head than hotels’ despite Home Office pledge to cut bill

The Independent

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1 year, 4 months ago

Victoria reaches $380 million Commonwealth Games compensation settlement after pulling out as 2026 host

ABC

In short: The state of Victoria will pay $380 million in compensation after cancelling its plans to host the Games The state of Victoria will pay $380 million in compensation after cancelling its plans to host the Games What's next? In an agreement signed at 11pm on Friday, the state government will pay the Commonwealth Games Federation, Commonwealth Games Federation …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Queen Elizabeth II's funeral cost UK government 162 million pounds, Treasury papers reveal

ABC

The British government has revealed it spent 162 million pounds on the state funeral for Queen Elizabeth II. Key points: Security and policing the events incurred the largest bill Hundreds of thousands of people travelled to the UK to pay their respects to the late Queen The UK government has been tight lipped about the cost of King Charles's coronation …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Liberals lecture Rishi Sunak over airplane pollution after £500,000 spent in one week

Firstpost

With their so-called “green day,” the government can give the impression that they care about the environment, but in actuality, they are breaking their own pledges, opposition leader said London: Government data reveals that Rishi Sunak made private jet trips totaling almost £500,000 in just over a week last year, leading the opposition to accused him of wasting the tax …

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2 years, 3 months ago

We don’t know how much Liz Truss’s energy bills freeze will cost, admits Treasury