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| ===Political career=== | ===Political career=== | ||
| Following an April 2012 decision by the incumbent Liberal Member for Hume, ], that he would not recontest the seat at the ], Taylor sought and gained Liberal endorsement. Under ] rules, the ] were also entitled to run a candidate against Taylor; however decided not to.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/coalition-split-over-candidate-for-hume-20120731-23d51.html |title=Coalition split over candidate for Hume |date=1 August 2012 |work=] |accessdate=15 September 2013 |author=Coorey, Phillip }}</ref> Taylor was elected as Member for Hume with over 61% of the ] vote and over 54% of the primary vote.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://vtr.aec.gov.au/HouseDivisionFirstPrefs-17496-125.htm |title=House of Representatives: NSW: Hume |publisher=] |work=Election 2013 |date=13 September 2013 |accessdate=15 September 2013 }}</ref> | Following an April 2012 decision by the incumbent Liberal Member for Hume, ], that he would not recontest the seat at the ], Taylor sought and gained Liberal endorsement. Under ] rules, the ] were also entitled to run a candidate against Taylor; however decided not to.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/coalition-split-over-candidate-for-hume-20120731-23d51.html |title=Coalition split over candidate for Hume |date=1 August 2012 |work=] |accessdate=15 September 2013 |author=Coorey, Phillip }}</ref> Taylor was elected as Member for Hume with over 61% of the ] vote and over 54% of the primary vote.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://vtr.aec.gov.au/HouseDivisionFirstPrefs-17496-125.htm |title=House of Representatives: NSW: Hume |publisher=] |work=Election 2013 |date=13 September 2013 |accessdate=15 September 2013 }}</ref> | ||
| Taylor is also a major donor to the Liberal Party, significantly exceeding amounts donated to the party by other candidates and members of parliament during 2012-2013.<ref>http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/the-biggest-donor-liberal-mp-angus-taylor-gives-a-chunk-of-change-to-his-party-20140205-320qo.html The biggest donor: Liberal MP Angus Taylor gives a chunk of change to his party</ref> | |||
| ===Views=== | |||
| ====Opposition to Wind Energy==== | |||
| In a 2013 letter to the editor,<ref>{{cite news|title=Letters to the Editor|url=http://www.crookwellgazette.com.au|newspaper=Crookwell Gazette|date=9 April 2013}}</ref> Taylor stated that he became engaged in "the wind farm debate" in approximately 2003 when a plan was announced to build turbines on a ridge behind his boyhood home, referring to the approximately 10 kilometres from ],<ref>http://bocorockwindfarm.com.au/about</ref> currently under construction. | |||
| Taylor follows on from the former Member for Hume, ] (now patron of the ]) as a staunch critic of wind energy technology and the wind energy industry. Taylor has called on the Coalition government to reduce its support for wind farms.<ref>Financial Review Liberals tilt at expensive wind mills. http://www.afr.com/p/national/liberal_tilts_at_expensive_windmills_RGhiIrXS72p6gaeCrApwlJ 26 February 2013. Retrivied 15 May 2014 | |||
| </ref> Taylor has taken aim at ] (RET) on the basis that renewable energy projects, in particular wind are driving up electricity costs and crowding out other cheaper carbon reduction methods.<ref>Financial Review Liberals tilt at expensive wind mills. http://www.afr.com/p/national/liberal_tilts_at_expensive_windmills_RGhiIrXS72p6gaeCrApwlJ 26 February 2013. Retrivied 15 May 2014</ref> <ref>Goulburn Post LETTER: The exorbitant costs of the RECs http://www.goulburnpost.com.au/story/1696722/letter-the-exorbitant-costs-of-the-recs/?cs=180 | |||
| 10 August 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2014</ref> This view is contrary to the position of the ] who notes that as wind farms have low operating costs, their energy is offered to the market at low prices, which assists in keeping market prices low.<ref>Australian Energy Market Operator South Australian electricity market economic trendswww.aemo.com.au/Electricity/Planning/South-Australian-Advisory-Functions/~/media/Files/Other/planning/SAAF/Archive/south_australian_electricity_market_economic_trends.ashx wind reduced wholesale electricity costs AEMO. Retrieved 15 May 2014. | |||
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| Before being elected, Taylor’s hostility towards the RET was at odds within his party (then opposition) who supported Australia’s renewable energy target, with fellow Liberal ] saying “we support the RET. I am not sure Angus does.”<ref>Financial Review Liberals tilt at expensive wind mills http://www.afr.com/p/national/liberal_tilts_at_expensive_windmills_RGhiIrXS72p6gaeCrApwlJ | |||
| 26 February 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2014 | |||
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| Taylor was a speaker at the "Wind Power Fraud Rally"<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/wind-protesters-take-fight-to-canberra/story-fni0xqi4-1226665339737 |title=Alan Jones lacks wind at protest |date=18 June 2013}}</ref> <ref>YouTube Stop These Thing 29 June 2014 National Wind Power Fraud Rally https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evzuiIEgfmw#t=265 Retrieved 16 May 2014 </ref>organised by the anonymous anti-wind blog StopTheseThings.com and hosted by ] on 18 June 2013 in ]. Stopthesethings.com refers to Taylor as "The Enforcer."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://stopthesethings.com/2013/06/25/angus-taylor-aka-the-enforcer/ |title=Angus Taylor aka "The Enforcer" |date=25 June 2013}}</ref> | |||
| In October 2013, Taylor issued a press release claiming that wind turbines had a dramatic negative impact on property values near wind farms and cited a study from a Goulburn real estate consultant and property valuer.<ref>Angus Taylor Member for Hume http://yes2renewables.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/20131014-angus-taylor-wind-farm-impact-on-property-values-shows-clear-case-for-compensation.pdf 14 October 2013 Retrieved 15 May 2014 | |||
| </ref> This study supporting Taylor’s press release has been criticised for its sample size of only 15 property transactions.<ref>RenewEconomy Whipping up fear about wind farms - The Property Values Stigma http://reneweconomy.com.au/2013/whipping-up-fear-about-wind-farms-the-property-value-stigma-59611 15 October 2013 Retrieved 15 May 2014 | |||
| </ref> Other studies, such as one prepared by the ], have examined more than 50,000 property transactions and find no statistically significant effects on values around wind farms.<ref>Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory A Spatial Hedonic Analysis of the | |||
| Effects of Wind Energy Facilities on Surrounding Property Values in the United States http://emp.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/lbnl-6362e.pdf August 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2014 | |||
| </ref> | |||
| In April 2014, Taylor, along with New South Wales state Members of Parliament ], ] and ], criticised the ] government’s commitment to a 90 per cent renewable energy target by 2020.<ref>Australian Broadcasting Commission NSW politicians up in arms over ACT Government's wind energy plan http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-04-01/nsw-politicians-up-in-arms-over-act-wind-energy-plan/5358890 1 April 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.</ref> ACT Chief Minister ], accused the politicians of ‘launching a scare campaign’ regarding the target.<ref>Canberra Times Put windfarms on Red Hill and not in NSW say politicians http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/put-windfarms-on-red-hill-not-in-nsw-say-politicians-20140401-35vlw.html 1 April 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2015</ref> New South Wales Member of Parliament, and opposition energy spokesperson, ], stated that the criticisms of the members of parliament was an ‘obvious attempt to leap on some ] bandwagon’ by attacking the customer, rather than planning processes.<ref>Goulburn Post NIMBYISM on wind farms backfires: Whan http://www.goulburnpost.com.au/story/2192618/nimbyism-on-wind-farms-backfires-whan/ 2 April 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014. | |||
| </ref> | |||
| Despite his views on wind energy and Australia’s renewable energy targets, Taylor completed ]’s November 2013 “Run with the Wind” event at its ], winning his age category.<ref>Goulburn Post 600 runners enter Run With The Wind http://www.goulburnpost.com.au/story/1917498/600-runners-enter-run-with-the-wind/ 19 November 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2014 | |||
| </ref> | |||
| ====Coal seam gas==== | |||
| Taylor, as a director of , was a member of a taskforce asked by the ] to investigate the development of a ] industry in the state.<ref>State Governmnet of Victoria 2013 Victorian Gas Market Taskforce Final Report http://www.energyandresources.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/205469/Victorian-Gas-Market-Taskforce-Final-Report-October-2013.pdf Retrieved 15 May 2014 | |||
| </ref> Reporting in November 2013, the report found that the State of ] should promote the production of additional and largely on-shore gas supply.<ref>State Government of Victoria 2013 Victorian Gas Market Taskforce Final Report Http://www.energyandresources.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/205469/Victorian-Gas-Market-Taskforce-Final-Report-October-2013.pdf Retrieved 15 May 2014 | |||
| </ref> The taskforce was headed by former Commonwealth Minister ] with other members representing energy companies, associated industries and lobby groups.<ref>Australian Broadcasting Commission ‘Victorian Premier Denis Napthine won't be pressured into making coal seam gas decision’ | |||
| http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-06/victorian-premier-denis-napthine-won27t-be-pressured-into-maki/5073310?section=vic 7 November 2013 Retrieved 15 May 2014 | |||
| </ref> | |||
| ==Publications== | |||
| Taylor has published two reports as part of the ANZ Bank Insight series. The first of these, ''Earth, Fire Wind and Water - Economic Opportunity and the Australian Commodities Cycle'', focused on the opportunities and challenges faced by Australia's commodity exporters in the face of the commodities boom, and was described as a "landmark report" by '']''.<ref>"", The Australian, 9 September 2011</ref> The second report was ''Greener Pastures - The Soft Commodity Opportunity for Australia and New Zealand'', arguing that a soft commodity boom was taking over from the hard commodity boom. Other reports and articles include ''The Future for Freight'', focused on reform in the freight transport sector, and "More to Nation Building than Big Bucks", critiquing the Labor Government's comparison between its ] and the ].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/more-to-nation-building-than-big-bucks/story-e6frg6zo-1225928031275 |title=More to Nation Building than Big Bucks |date=23 September 2010}}</ref> | |||
| In February 2013, Taylor authored the report “A proposal to reduce the cost of electricity to Australian electricity users” while a director at . The report claims that the Coalition could immediately drop the renewable energy target entirely and save up to $3.2 billion by 2020 and still meet emissions reduction targets. This report has been criticised over its use of false assumptions (such as overestimation on the cost per MWh of wind energy and an underestimation of cost of electricity produced from gas) and a lack of understanding of how the national electricity market operates, with energy commentators suggesting that cutting the renewable energy target is more likely to push up costs by around $1 billion a year.<ref>“RenewEconomy” The dangerous thinking behind Coalition renewable energy policy. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2014.</ref> | |||
| ==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
| Taylor competed in the 2009 ] world championships, representing Australia.<ref name=aust/> | Taylor competed in the 2009 ] world championships, representing Australia.<ref name=aust/> | ||
Revision as of 02:32, 18 May 2014
| Angus TaylorMP | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Hume | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 7 September 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Alby Schultz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1966-09-30) 30 September 1966 (age 58) Nimmitabel, New South Wales, Australia |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney New College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Management consultant and farming |
Angus James Taylor (born 30 September 1966 in Nimmitabel, New South Wales) is an Australian politician. He is a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing the Division of Hume in New South Wales, since 7 September 2013.
Early life and education
Taylor was brought up on a sheep and cattle property near Nimmitabel, New South Wales, and was educated at Nimmitabel Public School and The King's School, Parramatta. Taylor then studied at the University of Sydney while in residence at St Andrew's College, where he earned a Bachelor of Economics, winning the university medal, and Bachelor of Laws. He continued his studies to gain a Master of Philosophy in Economics from New College, Oxford, as a Rhodes Scholar. He wrote his masters thesis on competition policy, with a focus on the ties between brewers and pubs in the UK brewing industry.
His father was heavily involved in agricultural politics, as a President of the NSW Farmers and Vice President of the National Farmers Federation. His maternal grandfather, William Hudson, headed construction of the Snowy Mountains Scheme for hydroelectricity and irrigation in Australia from 1949 to 1967.
Career
After leaving University, Taylor worked for global management consulting firm McKinsey & Co. He was made a partner in 1999, and then went on to become a Director at Port Jackson Partners, an Australian management consulting firm. Most of his consulting work has focused on agriculture, infrastructure and resources. He advised many of Australia's leading organisations on strategy and public policy issues that include carbon regulation, the mining tax, infrastructure investment and pricing and competition policy.
Taylor has founded and worked with a number of agricultural businesses, included Farm Partnerships Australia, Growth Farms Australia and Eastern Australian Agriculture. He was the Director of Rabobank's Executive Development Programme for leading farmers in Australia and New Zealand, as well their Farm Managers Programme focused on younger farmers.
Political career
Following an April 2012 decision by the incumbent Liberal Member for Hume, Alby Schultz, that he would not recontest the seat at the 2013 federal election, Taylor sought and gained Liberal endorsement. Under Coalition rules, the Nationals were also entitled to run a candidate against Taylor; however decided not to. Taylor was elected as Member for Hume with over 61% of the two-party preferred vote and over 54% of the primary vote.
Personal life
Taylor competed in the 2009 triathlon world championships, representing Australia.
He lives near Goulburn on a farm with his wife, Sydney barrister Louise Clegg, and their four children, moving to the area from Sydney six months prior to winning pre-selection for the seat of Hume, in May 2012.
References
- ^ Chan, Gabrielle (28 May 2012). "Smart, rich, charming: Angus Taylor made to stand". The Australian. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- "New Member for Hume: Angus Taylor". The Daily Advertiser. 7 September 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ^ "Angus Taylor: Liberal for Hume". Liberal Party of Australia - New South Wales. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
- Coorey, Phillip (1 August 2012). "Coalition split over candidate for Hume". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- "House of Representatives: NSW: Hume". Election 2013. Australian Electoral Commission. 13 September 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- "Pre-selection race well underway". 4 March 2012.
- "Taylor whips Liberal Field". 14 May 2012.
| Parliament of Australia | ||
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| Preceded byAlby Schultz | Member for Hume 2013–present |
Incumbent |