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  • Tibor Majlath: As usual the member is comparing the price of 1 kwh across different taxation systems with varying network charges and environment protection costs. The member fails to mention the biggest... (3 days, 23 hours ago)
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  • Charlie Schroeder: Hear, hear. Sadly not too many Liberal politicians hold this view. (3 weeks, 3 days ago)
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  • Tibor Majlath: Are we to believe that there was no price gouging under the previous Labor government and that energy prices increased 100% because of a 10% carbon tax on electricity usage? Didn't we hear of... (3 weeks, 3 days ago)
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  • Adrian Menzel: I totally agree with Rowan. With only 10.45% (2016) of the population living in rural areas the majority of people do not really know what happens out in the "bush". Australia needs to wake up... (3 weeks, 6 days ago)
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  • Tibor Majlath: Is it really to do with silly claims of religious zealotry? Most PV users are more likely to be trying to save on electricity costs. If only the member had read further along in the overview... (21 September 2018)
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  • Tibor Majlath: The senator says that "Although Julia Gillard promised there would be no carbon tax, the deal she did with the Greens meant every single household and business got slapped with the tax, which... (20 September 2018)
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  • Tibor Majlath: How can the member blame everything on renewables? Nearly 50% of the cost of electricity is due to the poles and wires charges which have risen by around 200% in the last 10 years. These... (19 September 2018)
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  • Tibor Majlath: The member muses on the vexing question of fairness by stating that "When it comes to fairness, we know that there is no fairness no matter who leads a Liberal government. When someone in my... (18 September 2018)
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  • Gill Caunce: Thank you Nick Champion for highlighting the crippling cuts that Steven Marshall and the Liberals are imposing on South Australian people. Unfortunately they also want to close Service SA... (13 September 2018)
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  • Tibor Majlath: We are sometimes reminded that network/service charges make up nearly 50% of an electricity bill. The total bill (electricity cost + service charge) attracts 10% tax as the Coalition's GST. ... (18 August 2018)
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