Blacksmith from Ballarat closes in on the Great REC Fraud

STT has been following, with some interest, Victorian Senator, John Madigan's effort to prosecute one of the greatest frauds in Australian corporate history. The New South Welshmen are all excited about the $70 mill or so that the Obeid clan pocketed in the Hunter - the subject of the Ipp Inquiry. Well, the Spanish Swindlers … Continue reading Blacksmith from Ballarat closes in on the Great REC Fraud

Who can it be now?

Who can it be knocking at the wind scammers’ door? BIG COAL? CSG? BIG NUKES? The correct answer is – NONE OF THE ABOVE. Over the last few weeks the eco-fascists writing in the lefty-tabloids and on their blogs have been speculating on who runs this clearly evil, insidious and clandestine outfit – STT - … Continue reading Who can it be now?

Queensland: beautiful one day, power price penury the next

Banana benders have just been belted with an almighty hike in power prices, which will see many of those lovely timber "Queenslanders" soon being lit up with candles. Good job the Sun’s nearly always shining in “Joh’s Country”. **** Perhaps Campbell Newman can take a leaf out of the SA Labor Government’s playbook and start … Continue reading Queensland: beautiful one day, power price penury the next

The Oz – tilting at windmills: Part 2

Here’s The Australian yesterday - jumping on the STT bandwagon about the latest skullduggery at the CEFC - where hundreds of millions of our dollars are being splashed around like the CEFC was handing out speeding tickets at the Bathurst 1000. Tilting at expensive windmills The Australian 31 May 2013 THE taxpayer-funded Clean Energy Finance … Continue reading The Oz – tilting at windmills: Part 2

The Oz – tilting at windmills: Part 1

Here's one from the archives of The Australian that we think is even more apposite now, than it was in October 2011. Tilting at windmill power The Australian 19 October 2011 POLITICIANS know that, in theory at least, most people are kindly disposed towards renewable energy. That is why, for instance, the government calls its … Continue reading The Oz – tilting at windmills: Part 1

The Devil went down to King Island and he was looking to make a deal

So King Islanders - ready to sell your Souls?  Be warned - this time, the Devil ain't got no fiddle of gold to trade - only a generation of misery. STT has already reported on the King Island “cash for votes scandal” and looked at the other deceptive methods used by Tasmanian Hydro to bring … Continue reading The Devil went down to King Island and he was looking to make a deal

Bribery & Fraud – a “way of life” in the wind industry?

The wind industry seems to attract a particular class of bloke, in much the same way that the Prohibition era drew lots of heavy-set Italians to the Mob. STT has already covered the “exemplary” conduct of the boys at Giant German Turbine outfit Siemens; and the efforts by US “Bounty Hunters” to recoup $millions pilfered … Continue reading Bribery & Fraud – a “way of life” in the wind industry?

Schultz Slams Simon Chapman and Mauls Michael Moore in the Big House on the Hill

Speech by Federal Member for Hume, the Honourable Alby Schultz, delivered in the House of Representatives 30 May 2013. Mr SCHULTZ (Hume) (16:40): I rise to record my utter disgust at the attempted character assassination of a very dedicated, committed and concerned rural resident, a lady of outstanding credentials. This is a lady who established … Continue reading Schultz Slams Simon Chapman and Mauls Michael Moore in the Big House on the Hill

CER no longer game to ride with the developers committing REC Fraud

STT bounty hunters, John Madigan and Alby Schulz have been saddled up for months now, trying to claw back the taxpayers’ loot pocketed by Spanish outfit, Acciona – because its Waubra operation has never, ever complied with the noise conditions of its planning consent and, as such, it should have never received a single REC. … Continue reading CER no longer game to ride with the developers committing REC Fraud

Chinese move in to snap up King Island as a handy little turbine anchor

For little more than 30 pieces of silver, wind farm Judas Iscariot, Hydro Tasmania is all set to cash in by flogging Bass Strait’s jewel, King Island to its Chinese Overlords. The Hydro steamroller Tasmanian Times Donald Graham* 20 May 2013 Hydro Tasmania has called for the EPA in Hobart to back-up the King Island … Continue reading Chinese move in to snap up King Island as a handy little turbine anchor