The Hon Angus Taylor MP Transcripts
TICKY FULLERTON: Angus Taylor, you are the Minister for down, down electricity prices, but you announced this week reliability is on your radar. Can you colour that for me?
ANGUS TAYLOR: Well our focus is on getting electricity prices down, but also while we keep the lights on. What we're seeing right now Ticky, is a big investment in intermittent generation - this is typically-
TICKY FULLERTON: Renewables?
RAFAEL EPSTEIN: The federal Energy Minister is Angus Taylor; he's just arrived in Melbourne. He's got an important job and that is keeping your power bills down while meeting our international obligations. Minister, good afternoon.
ANGUS TAYLOR: Good afternoon, Raf. Thanks for having me.
RAFAEL EPSTEIN: How do we meet our international commitments when your own figures say we're a long way off?
RAFAEL EPSTEIN: The federal Energy Minister is Angus Taylor; he's just arrived in Melbourne. He's got an important job and that is keeping your power bills down while meeting our international obligations. Minister, good afternoon.
ANGUS TAYLOR: Good afternoon, Raf. Thanks for having me.
RAFAEL EPSTEIN: How do we meet our international commitments when your own figures say we're a long way off?
KIERAN GILBERT: Joining Laura and I now is the Energy Minister, Angus Taylor. Minister, thanks very much for your time. I want to ask you about this major climate report by the UN's climate body that says coal generated power has to be phased out by 2050 internationally, if the worst effects of climate change are to be avoided. What's your response to that?
KIERAN GILBERT: Joining Laura and I now is the Energy Minister, Angus Taylor. Minister, thanks very much for your time. I want to ask you about this major climate report by the UN's climate body that says coal generated power has to be phased out by 2050 internationally, if the worst effects of climate change are to be avoided. What's your response to that?
LEON BYNER: Well we know that the Federal Government have been able to be the conduit for a rule change where power retailers who you deal with, are now going to be forced by law as of next year - these things seem to take so long - anyway, the rules as of February mean they've got to give you five or six days' notice if they're going to put your prices up. We've got the Minister on the line. I'm very pleased to say that he's made himself available today.
DAVID BEVAN: Angus Taylor, Federal Minister for Energy, welcome to ABC Radio Adelaide.
ANGUS TAYLOR: Thanks for having me.
DAVID BEVAN: Now, this has been a problem for people here in South Australia. We went for the privatised option about 20 years ago now, and ever since then you've had to get an energy retailer, but the cost of your power can go up after you've signed up with a retailer. What can you do to give people fair warning?
LEON BYNER: Well we know that the Federal Government have been able to be the conduit for a rule change where power retailers who you deal with, are now going to be forced by law as of next year - these things seem to take so long - anyway, the rules as of February mean they've got to give you five or six days' notice if they're going to put your prices up. We've got the Minister on the line. I'm very pleased to say that he's made himself available today.
DAVID BEVAN: Angus Taylor, Federal Minister for Energy, welcome to ABC Radio Adelaide.
ANGUS TAYLOR: Thanks for having me.
DAVID BEVAN: Now, this has been a problem for people here in South Australia. We went for the privatised option about 20 years ago now, and ever since then you've had to get an energy retailer, but the cost of your power can go up after you've signed up with a retailer. What can you do to give people fair warning?
CHRIS KENNY: Now, let me get on to our next guest. Joining us live from Goulburn in his electorate is the new Energy Minister Angus Taylor.
Thanks for joining us, Angus.
ANGUS TAYLOR: Thanks for having me, Chris.