South Australia Government drops charges against Royal Adelaide Hospital builder over 2014 death of worker Jorge Castillo-Riffo

2017 News, General News, Uncategorized

South Australia Government drops charges against Royal Adelaide Hospital builder over 2014 death of worker Jorge Castillo-Riffo Renato Castello, The Advertiser, February 10, 2017 http://www.news.com.au/national/south-australia/state-government-drops-charges-over-2014-death-of-royal-adelaide-hospital-worker-jorge-castilloriffo/news-story/5d238faa68b713799a37844f4635437e THE devastated partner of a worker killed on the new Royal Adelaide Hospital site has taken aim at the State Government for dropping charges against its builder just three days…

How Christmas prawns explain Australia’s power blackouts

2017 News, General News, Power Industry News, Uncategorized

How Christmas prawns explain Australia’s power blackouts Richard Denniss http://www.smh.com.au/comment/how-christmas-prawns-explain-australias-power-blackouts-20170210-gua9eh.html Just as the Howard government once claimed incorrectly that refugees were throwing their children into the water, the Turnbull government is deliberately misleading the public about the cause of blackouts and energy shortages around the country. Blaming renewable energy for causing the storms and heatwaves…

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and ministers were told wind not to blame for South Australia blackout

2017 News, General News, Power Industry News

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and ministers were told wind not to blame for South Australia blackout EXCLUSIVE – Mark Kenny, February 13 2017 – 10:46AM Turnbull government statements blaming last year’s South Australian blackout on its high renewable energy target ignored confidential public service advice stating that it was not the cause, according to emails obtained under freedom-of-information rules. With…