The Hon Angus Taylor MP Opinion piece
'Big stick' shifts power balance in favour of consumers
19 September 2019
This week the government is reintroducing electricity competition reforms to the parliament, widely known as the "big stick" legislation.
Why a 'big stick' is the only way to tame power prices
19 September 2019
Consumer trust is more important than worries about industry intervention. But the need for drastic policy is only temporary.
Australia's LNG boom is reducing our global carbon impact
12 June 2019
As the reappointed Energy Minister, and now Minister responsible for Emissions Reduction, I am focussed on tangible solutions for our energy sector.
Battery of the Nation just the start of our new energy future
15 March 2019
On 25 January, as the lights went out in 200,000 Victorian homes and the Portland aluminium smelter was taken offline, it was little comfort that there was an additional 400 megawatts of generation capacity in Tasmania unable to reach the mainland and keep the lights on.
Renewables are coming, but we need to secure supply
7 November 2018
In the Australian electricity sector, the facts and the customers have been victims.