Research // South Australia

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July 2015

November 2014

Electricity Markets & the Grid, Renewable Energy

Any way the wind blows: Power generation in South Australia

by Rod Campbell and Matt Grudnoff

South Australia leads the country in several aspects of renewable energy development. The state has the highest installed capacity of wind generation – more than 1,200 megawatts. In 2013-14, 37 per cent of electricity generated in the state came from wind and rooftop solar, more than any other state in the country. South Australia’s wind

June 2014

Fossil Fuel Mining, Governance & Government Agencies, Minerals Mining

Mining the age of entitlement

State government assistance to the mining and fossil fuel sector
by Mick Peel, Rod Campbell and Richard Denniss

State governments are more usually associated with the provision of health, education and law enforcement than industry assistance. So it might surprise taxpayers to learn that state government assistance for the mineral and fossil fuel industries consumes significant amounts of their money. Each state provides millions of dollars’ worth of assistance to mining industries every

May 2013

January 2011

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