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5 May, 4 tweets, 2 min read
Landholders oppose gas pipeline proposed on their land, call on candidates in #UpperHunterVotes to back them not gas companies.

Santos asked govt to subsidise the pipeline, would link their Narrabri gas field to Kurri Kurri publicly funded generator.

singletonargus.com.au/story/7232183/…
The pipeline is so toxic no party candidate will support it outright, with both Nat and Labor candidates expressing concerns about poor consultation and farmer opposition and wanting it rerouted. Greens oppose outright. #UpperHunterVotes northerndailyleader.com.au/story/7218651/…
Will be a fascinating election. Quite a few independents, including calls for regional transition plans to support cleaner industry, and many minor party candidates. Preferences will matter a lot. #UpperHunterVotes

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7 May
New gas subsidies today announced alongside the interim 'National Gas Infrastructure Plan' - a plan for more, far bigger subsidies.

Modelling from the same people who brought you the COVID Commission recommendations for massive gas subsidies.

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'National Gas Infrastructure Plan':

🏭No mention of emissions, climate change.
🏭No mention of industrial electrification.
🏭"Solutions" all assume more gas.
🏭Minor residential demand reduction in only one scenario.
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Remember, Angus Taylor didn't like what AEMO was saying about gas. That's why he commissioned this report.

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12 Apr
Settling in to livetweet #4Corners right now, thread below
.@m_brisso asks "Why is the government so insistent on ignoring the dissenters" - that is, almost everyone - "and pushing ahead" with gas subsidies ?
Nev Power, hand picked by the PM, "to solve problems".

A few minutes in, and we are already getting red lines connecting profile pictures in an influence diagram.
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APPEA webinar with panel representing "the whole value chain" - starting with the Minister. Image
Minister repeating standard tropes - gas firming renewables, domestic consumption, 'sensible market outcomes'.
Minister says "we have a very clear plan on the electricity side, we don't have that on the gas side".

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22 Sep 20
So pleased to at the #NPC listening to Minister Angus Taylor.

And great to share a table with good friends at APPEA.
Minister Taylor talking up Australian emissions which, to reiterate, are not coming down because we have no climate policy. Meanwhile Australia is the world's third largest fossil fuel exporter.
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20 Sep 20
random stack of cds for the car from the broken hill salvos, including best of the jacksons and whoa

period between "i want you back" and MJ as king of pop includes a huge range of epic tunes.

7m from ballad to funk freakout. 1974!
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20 Sep 20
Andrew Liveris, of "subsidise gas for plastics and chemicals" infamy, is a director of the Saudi Arabian oil company. New FOI docs show his work for NCC was secretly backed by a lobbying firm that was working for the Saudi govt. theguardian.com/australia-news…
Liveris is also on the board of Worley Parsons, Australia's largest oil and gas services company. The head of the lobbying firm, Dragoman, was also registered as a lobbyist for Worley.
The head of Dragoman, Tom Harley, used to chair the Menzies Institute, the main Liberal Party think tank.

Liveris also has a position at Dragoman.
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