Today's interview is with Oscar Archer. He is an Assistant Production Manager at a malt house in Adelaide, South Australia. Oscar is a passionate advocate for clean reliable energy in Australia and has educated himself (and continues to do so) about Nuclear technology for many years in pursuit of this goal.

He holds a Research Doctorate in Organic Chemistry from University of Adelaide

His Twitter/X handle is @OskaArcher Oscars linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oscar-archer-b11325103/?originalSubdomain=au

Actinide Age: https://actinideage.wordpress.com/

Oscar's Medium page: https://actinideage.medium.com/

Replanet: https://www.replanet.ngo/ Replanet Australia: https://www.replanet.au/

The Bright New World Website has expired and is currently unavailable. However, the facebook page is still available: https://www.facebook.com/brightnewworld.org/ Along with the Victorian presentation to the state inquiry: https://www.facebook.com/davidlimbrickldp/videos/765330400899165

Mark Richards is the Secretary for the MEU (Mining and Energy Union of Victoria) and is based in the Latrobe Valley. The Latrobe valley is the coal generation core of Victoria. This became a long interview and is split into two parts.

Mark's Social Media: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/powergeneration/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/markrichards_lv Mark has a webpage at www.markrichards.com.au

The following clarifications are relevant to the interview:

@16:03 Minor fact check - Mark wished to clarify that he said 63%. It was 61.6% Which was exactly the same for the “Same Sex Marriage Vote” of 61.6% - 'More than 60 per cent of Kimba locals support nuclear waste dump in their region': https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-11-07/majority-of-kimba-residents-support-nuclear-waste-facility/11680774,'Full results of Australia's vote for same-sex marriage, electorate by electorate – interactive'; https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/datablog/ng-interactive/2017/nov/15/same-sex-marriage-survey-how-australia-voted-electorate-by-electorate

@21:50 Where Mark mentions an Energy Transition Authority, a Net Zero Authority has now been created and budgeted for in the Federal May budget. The MEU was a major player in facilitating its establishment. This article provides more detail: 'New Authority a game-changer for workers affected by energy transition': https://me.cfmeu.org.au/news/new-authority-game-changer-workers-affected-energy-transition

@26:00 The MEU has subsequently won their court case to have a member vote of leave the CFMMEU and become a stand-alone union the MEU. 'Documents to support the Mining and Energy Division application to withdraw from the CFMMEU': https://www.meudocs.com/

Mark Richards is the Secretary for the MEU (Mining and Energy Union of Victoria) and is based in the Latrobe Valley. The Latrobe valley is the coal generation core of Victoria. This became a long interview and is split into two parts.

Mark's Social Media: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/powergeneration/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/markrichards_lv Mark has a webpage at www.markrichards.com.au

The following clarifications are relevant to the interview:

@11:25 This article relates to the HESC project mentioned; 'Japan commits AUD$2.35 billion to establish world’s first liquefied hydrogen supply chain' - https://www.hydrogenenergysupplychain.com/japan-commits-aud2-35-billion-to-establish-liquefied-hydrogen-supply-chain/

@16:10 This article relates to the plastics recyling company in South Austrlia that failed; 'SA plastics recycling business closes due to $100k hike in power bills' - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-27/sa-recycling-business-power-bills-rise-causing-closure/8654638

@27:57 This Wikipedia entry details the 2000-2001 California Electricity Crisis - California's deregulation and subsequent energy crisis - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_California_electricity_crisis

@29:45 and at @46:12 – The report mentioned is actually available here: 'Determination for the amendments to the national electricity code - https://www.accc.gov.au/system/files/public-registers/documents/D03%2B38144.pdf - 5.2 What the applicant says; 'The events of 23 January 2000 and the first few weeks of February 2000, where demand of electricity exceeded supply in Victoria and South Australia, led NECA to investigate the market’s performance during these periods.

@36:40 The Waste to Energy for Australia Paper project has since stalled. There are up to 1000 job losses of timber and paper manufacturing jobs expected to be lost from the one and only Australian paper manufacturing facility. This article provodes more detail - 'Native timber harvesting to cease in Victoria at the end of the year' - https://www.gippslandtimes.com.au/news/2023/05/26/native-timber-harvesting-to-cease-in-victoria-at-the-end-of-the-year/

@40:30 This has eventuated. Chris Bowen did his Market Intervention with Gas Prices.