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Australia Archive
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Howard’s energy superpower stuck in domestic gas shortages
Posted on March 27, 2017 | No CommentsOn hot days the truth comes out. Critical power plants for peak demand run on gas and that was short in supply, not only in South Australia, but also in […] -
Sydney would peak at 4.9 million with zero net overseas migration
Posted on February 27, 2017 | No CommentsImmigrants to blame for high house prices, businessman Dick Smith claims Mr Smith said “jumbo loads” of immigrants arriving each week were the “main driver” behind the country’s housing affordability […] -
NSW’s privatized giveaway coal plant causes load shedding in extreme weather
Posted on February 14, 2017 | No CommentsThis post is a record of Monday the 10th of February 2017 Fig 1: Heatwave forecast 10th February 2017 Fig 2: Sydney’s temperatures at Olympic Park Fig 3: Range of […] -
NSW running low on contingency reserves during hot days
Posted on February 10, 2017 | No CommentsThis post is a record of Monday the 6th of February 2017 Fig 1: Weather report for Monday Sydney had spent a hot Sunday night… Fig 2: Lower temperatures on […] -
Power supply in Australia’s New South Wales: how will it cope in coming heatwave?
Posted on January 28, 2017 | No CommentsThis post on power supplies will be updated from time to time as we sweat through the coming days. Figs 1,3 and 4 are based on data available on Fri, […] -
Australian public broadcaster a true believer in US shale oil supremacy
Posted on September 27, 2016 | No CommentsIn yesterday’s 7 pm news ABC TV business presenter Alan Kohler got carried away with the news that the US drilling rig count increased by 2 rigs in the last […] -
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s exciting energy security in Australia
Posted on July 7, 2016 | No CommentsA miracle happened 1 minute to 12. Two journos asked energy security questions at last week’s National Press Club in which Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull was given a last […] -
80 % of Australian budget deficit comes from lower company tax revenue after GFC (part 3)
Posted on June 28, 2016 | No CommentsIn this part on the budget 2016 series we have a look at the federal revenue: Fig 32: Time series of federal tax revenue Income tax was growing strongly at […] -
Australian budget 2016 underestimates role of oil (part 2)
Posted on June 7, 2016 | No CommentsIn part 1 we found that Treasury did not really explain why global growth is slower than expected given the oil price drop. We looked at some parameters like employment, […] -
Australian budget 2016 underestimates role of oil part 1
Posted on May 31, 2016 | No CommentsLet’s see how the Budget 2016 deals with oil. http://www.budget.gov.au/2016-17/content/ The most important statement on oil in budget paper 1is summarised in the chapter “Economic Outlook” Box 5 Lower oil […]