Category Archives: electricity networks

Climate-energy policy: time for a reboot

Posted on 21 March 2017 by Peter Boyer

With a climate emergency on our hands, it’s past time the parties got their acts together. Rebecca White’s rise to Labor leadership opens up the prospect of a much-needed policy makeover for Tasmania. There’s no better place to start than … Continue reading →

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Politicians on the treadmill, going nowhere

Posted on 7 March 2017 by Peter Boyer

Our leaders have abandoned the arts of listening and reflecting. Political life is nothing if not a buzz – all the hoopla of the campaign followed by a life of meetings, speeches, interviews, openings, launches, rallies, more meetings, more speeches. … Continue reading →

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A fool’s choice of energy options in a world of extremes

Posted on 11 October 2016 by Peter Boyer

The Coalition’s combative approach to energy policy is getting us nowhere. Extreme weather is a fraught business. The fact that it can kill us and destroy homes and crops and infrastructures is reason enough to become anxious when it descends … Continue reading →

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