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Screen Australia’s DEI Targets

I questioned representatives from Screen Australia regarding their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) agenda. DEI requirements are not mandated by legislation or the Screen Australia Act, instead they are management-driven KPIs. I challenged their Gender Matters and inclusion targets, which aims for at least 50% female and non-binary representation in key creative roles, arguing that […]

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CSIRO’s Energy Bias

These questions pertain to the GenCost 2025–26 consultation draft, a collaborative report used to estimate the cheapest levelised cost of electricity (LCOE) for various energy technologies. This report assigns shorter financial lifespans to baseload and firming technologies (30 years for coal, nuclear, and hydro) compared to their physical capabilities, which artificially inflates their per-megawatt-hour costs […]

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Talking Points v Bank Accounts

The number don’t lie – the bills are going up! Why is the Labor government deceiving Australians by claiming electricity prices are falling when the reality is that electricity bills are RISING? I pointed to the facts. Connection charges have surged from 26 cents a day to as much as $1.46 a day over the […]

When Taxes Build Black Markets

My long-held warning has been proven true. Excessive tobacco tax hikes haven’t stopped smoking; they have simply fueled a violent black market, enriching organised crime and endangering local shopping centres. Despite Minister Watt denying the obvious connection last December, criminals are the ones firebombing buildings and maiming people, proving this is a crisis of law […]

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Real Wages on the Decline

The number of underutilised Australian workers (unemployed or underemployed wanting more hours) rose from 1.35 million in June 2022 to 1.68 million in June 2026. The Albanese government has permitted high migration levels when there is an insufficient amount of work for the 1.68 million underutilised Australians. Minister Gallagher defended the government’s economic record, pointing […]

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Questioning the Murray-Darling Strategy

This Estimates session is with representatives of the Commonwealth Environmental Water Office regarding the management of environmental water in the Murray-Darling Basin. I asked is there a specific target for “lotic flow” to improve river health. Dr Banks clarified that they do not operate on a rigid velocity target; instead, they work with available South […]

Public Trust in the BOM Is Fraying!

Chief Financial Officer Mr Lyons of The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) stated that their total budget/revenue for 2026–27 is $723,346,000, which includes a capital component of $100,846,000. The exact expenditure figures for the current year are still in development. The BOM’s budget has nearly doubled since 2017–18 (when it was under $400 million). What caused […]

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Taxes, Traps and Tactics in the 2026 Budget

The 2026 Chalmers-Albanese budget and the Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026 represent a cynical, ideological attack on everyday Australians under the guise of intergenerational equity. Instead of fostering wealth creation, Labor is driving a strategy of division to fund social engineering and buy votes. We support the modest tax cuts and […]

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Fuelling the Future

One Nation supports the bill to extend the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) decision-making window to June 2036, putting it on a stronger operational footing to help cut through bureaucratic red tape. While we support northern development, we strongly oppose the inclusion of net-zero transition goals and special-treatment identity politics in the NAIF investment mandate. […]