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Full response from a spokesperson for Paul Fletcher for a FactCheck on electricity prices and renewable energy policy

  • Written by: Lucinda Beaman, FactCheck Editor

On an episode of Q&A, Minister for Urban Infrastructure and Cities Paul Fletcher claimed that:

The consequence of [Jay Weatherill’s renewable energy] policies was that South Australians faced the highest electricity charges, the highest retail electricity charges, in the country.

In response to The Conversation’s request for sources...

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are South Australia's high electricity prices 'the consequence' of renewable energy policy?

  • Written by: Dylan McConnell, Researcher at the Australian German Climate and Energy College, University of Melbourne
are South Australia's high electricity prices 'the consequence' of renewable energy policy?Minister for Urban Infrastructure and Cities Paul Fletcher, speaking on Q&A.ABC Q&A

The Conversation fact-checks claims made on Q&A, broadcast Mondays on the ABC at 9.35pm. Thank you to everyone who sent us quotes for checking via Twitter using hashtags #FactCheck and #QandA, on Facebook or by email.

Excerpt from Q&A, March 19, 2018.

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Australia should steer clear of the sanction fight between the US and China

  • Written by: Bruce Baer Arnold, Assistant Professor, School of Law, University of Canberra

Even though Australia follows the United States in much of its policy, Australian exporters and consumers will be hoping we don’t get caught in the crossfire as the US and China impose sanctions on each other.

US President Donald Trump has the power to impose trade sanctions on China for its disregard of US intellectual property (IP) rights:...

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satirist Armando Iannucci on The Death of Stalin

  • Written by: Stephen Harrington, Associate Professor of Journalism, Media and Communication, Queensland University of Technology
satirist Armando Iannucci on The Death of StalinThe Death of Stalin is about the chaotic political drama that followed the Russian leader's demise in 1953.Madman Films

We’re living in something of a golden age for political satire. Politics and satire can even feel, at times, almost indistinguishable.

But politics and comedy have never been that far apart. Charlie Chaplin’s 1941 film...

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  3. The off-topic Conversation #157
  4. how some NZ brands are shortchanging domestic customers
  5. Coalition trails 47-53% in 29th consecutive Newspoll loss
  6. Should lab-grown meat be labelled as meat when it's available for sale?
  7. You're paying too much for electricity, but here's what the states can do about it
  8. Sexual harassment is too much – and not enough – about sex
  9. Is it true that male seahorses give birth?
  10. Low attendance in Year 7 may mean you're less likely to finish school
  11. Your asthma puffer is probably contributing to climate change, but there's a better alternative
  12. Is it a surprise women aren't keen on investing when the stock market language is so male oriented?
  13. what are authorities so afraid of?
  14. Vikings exhibit hangs up the sword, and gives us a welcome insight into domestic life
  15. Some 'bloody' rocket science gives Pacific Rim Uprising an extra lift
  16. Michelle Grattan on musical chairs in the Senate
  17. Not getting a social licence to operate can be a costly mistake, as coal seam gas firms have found
  18. My Favourite Album: Dead Letter Circus’s Aesthesis
  19. Post-truth politics and why the antidote isn't simply 'fact-checking' and truth
  20. Google and Facebook cosy up to media companies in response to the threat of regulation
  21. Native forest protections are deeply flawed, yet may be in place for another 20 years
  22. The way banks are organised makes it hard to hold directors and executives criminally responsible
  23. why our complexion is so important to us
  24. How lowering the voting age to 16 could save democracy
  25. if you really, truly need a new phone, buy one with replaceable parts
  26. New Queensland planning law puts transparency and accountability at risk
  27. Are the major parties on the nose and minors on the march? It's not that simple
  28. Email culture to blame for workplace failure on #MeToo
  29. My dyslexic perspective on academia – and how I found science communication
  30. why early childhood educators are walking out
  31. what happens to our skin as we age?
  32. can art really make a difference?
  33. New players in "Bradbury" Senate a gift to government's company tax cut prospects
  34. We need to talk about the data we give freely of ourselves online and why it's useful
  35. Australia should strengthen its privacy laws and remove exemptions for politicians
  36. Even if you were the last rhino on Earth – why populations can't be saved by a single breeding pair
  37. Catholic schools aren't all the same, and Gonski 2.0 reflects this
  38. Why the public isn't allowed to know specifics about the George Pell case
  39. An exploding creative economy shows innovation policy shouldn't focus only on STEM
  40. Akram Khan and telling historical truths through dance
  41. the health implications of returning to a bushfire zone
  42. Embracing multicultural voices can lead to a more democratic future
  43. Why don't we read the fine print? Because banks know the pressure points to push
  44. #MeToo must also tackle online abuse
  45. Four of the most life-threatening skin conditions and what you should know about them
  46. A beginner's guide to the foggy wilderness of ambient music
  47. Many people feel lonely in the city, but perhaps 'third places' can help with that
  48. As the Libs claim South Australia, states are falling into line behind the National Energy Guarantee
  49. Urgent action is needed to enforce zero tolerance of sexual exploitation by aid workers
  50. Unions have a history of merging – that's why the new 'super union' makes sense

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