Basslink

Basslink Report Shows Public Ownership Needed

News today confirms that the Basslink failure was due to Basslink Pty Ltd operating the cable above safe use thresholds.

Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 20 Dec 2017

Basslink should be publicly owned

Now is the time for the state and federal governments to commence negotiations with Keppel Holding Trust to buy the Basslink cable.

Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 27 Nov 2017

Basslink 2.0 Business Case $20M Madness

The Commonwealth report into the feasibility of a second Basslink, published earlier this year, was adamant it would be a lame duck project.

Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 24 Nov 2017

COAG Must Consider Public Ownership of Basslink

As Ministers for Energy converge on Hobart tomorrow, Minister Barnett should formally open a conversation about nationalising the Basslink cable.

Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 23 Nov 2017

We still don't know how much the Basslink crisis cost us

Almost two years after it began, the public still doesn’t know how much money the Basslink crisis cost Tasmanians.

Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 13 Oct 2017

PAC Report Silent on Threats to Energy Security

The Public Accounts Committee’s Financial Position and Performance of Government Owned Energy Entities report is underwhelming.

Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 15 Aug 2017

State Budget a Wasted Energy Opportunity

The Liberals’ Budget confetti doesn’t contain a single item that would secure Tasmania’s energy supply, or permanently drive down energy prices.

Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 26 May 2017

Energy Security Taskforce Points Finger At Government

Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 21 Dec 2016

Tasmanians Lose Out On Power Bills

The Australian Energy Market Commission reported the large decreases in TasNetworks' charges will be wiped out by increases in wholesale electricity costs.

Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 15 Dec 2016

Tenuous Business Case for Second Basslink

Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 12 Dec 2016

Finkel Energy Review Identifies Threat to Tasmania

Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 9 Dec 2016

Groom's Renewable Energy Failure

Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 8 Dec 2016

Basslink Break Uncertainty Highlights Need for On-Island Renewables

Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 5 Dec 2016

Groom Silent as Basslink Finances Fail

Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 19 Oct 2016

Second Basslink Rationale Back the Front

Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 6 Oct 2016

Second Basslink a COAG Distraction

Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 5 Oct 2016

Goanna Energy Submission an Indictment on Groom

Goanna Energy's submission to the Tasmanian Energy Security Taskforce is an indictment on Energy Minister, Matthew Groom.

Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 20 Sep 2016

Government Needs Long-term Vision for Renewable Energy

The damage to the Basslink cable and the drought conditions have exposed Tasmania’s dependence on dirty coal-fired electricity from the mainland.

Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 17 Aug 2016

Warwick Smith Departure Should Prompt Rethink on Second Basslink

Warwick Smith’s sudden resignation from the viability study of a second Basslink cable should prompt an urgent rethink of the proposal.

Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 16 Aug 2016

Energy Minister Groom Should Learn From His Mistakes

A lack of forward planning by the Minister for Energy, Hon Matthew Groom MP plunged Tasmania into an expensive energy crisis that all Tasmanians will pay for.

Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 14 Jun 2016

Groom Learnt Nothing About Energy Risk

Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 8 Jun 2016

Groom Suns Himself During Energy Crisis

Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 8 Jun 2016

Overland Track, Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, in the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, Tasmania

Liberals See Tasmania's Wilderness Only For its Economic Value

The budget papers show a massive cut to Commonwealth funding for the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area.

Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 4 May 2016

Call for Energy Saving Strategies

Hydro storages have increased for the first time since the Basslink cable broke.

Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 3 May 2016

Premier Determined to See Second Basslink Cable

Tasmanians are angry that Basslink became the vehicle for running our dams down to record lows and into crisis.

Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 3 May 2016

Renewable Investment, Not Second Basslink

The assertion by the Premier that a second Basslink would be funded by the Clean Energy Finance Corporation is almost laughable.

Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 29 Apr 2016

"What Can We Do, Minister?"

Many Tasmanians are concerned and confused by about the mixed messages they’re getting from the government about the energy crisis, and what their role is.

Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 29 Mar 2016

Groom Failed to Prepare for "Super" Drought

Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 15 Mar 2016

Privacy, Cyber Security, Padlock over Globe with Binary Code

Liberals Let Down Internet Reliant Small Business

Andrea Dawkins | Media Release | 15 Mar 2016

Internet Services Down, Minister Says 'Contact ISPs'

With the fibre optic cable on Basslink now out of service, iiNet and Westnet customers no longer have full service, and Tasmanians are understandably upset.

Andrea Dawkins | Media Release | 12 Mar 2016

Greens Are Focussed on the Key Issues

The Hodgman Liberals are desperately trying to deflect from Matthew Groom's woeful performance as Minister for Energy.

Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 11 Mar 2016

Time to Improve Undersea Fibre Connection

Andrea Dawkins | Media Release | 11 Mar 2016

12 Month Energy Talkfest Straight from 'Yes Minister'

A 12 month talkfest is not what Tasmania needs in the middle of an energy crisis. We need action and leadership and we need it now.

Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 9 Mar 2016

Groom's Basslink Prayers Not Enough

Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 8 Mar 2016

Groom's Expensive Basslink Bandaid

Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 25 Feb 2016

Groom Should Be Honest About Energy Crisis

Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 22 Feb 2016

Premier Misses Opportunity to Replace Groom

The Premier has missed a golden opportunity to place the Energy portfolio in the hands of a competent Minister in this time of energy crisis.

Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 18 Feb 2016

Treasurer Wants Tasmanians to Believe He's a Magician

The Treasurer, Peter Gutwein, is being dishonest with Tasmanians about the State's budget outlook. Either that, or he genuinely believes he is a magician.

Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 14 Feb 2016

On-Island Renewables Before Second Basslink

Premier Hodgman’s decision to beg his federal colleagues to install a second Bass Strait cable shows he hasn’t learnt anything in the last six weeks.

Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 11 Feb 2016

Greens Energy Vision Needed

Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 10 Feb 2016

Bell Bay Aluminium Comes to Groom's Temporary Rescue

Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 4 Feb 2016

Where is the Premier in Tasmania's Time of Crisis?

Tasmania is burning and we have an unfolding energy crisis, yet the Premier is nowhere to be seen. These are the times when people need their leaders to lead.

Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 28 Jan 2016