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Senator RENNICK: How much did that supercomputer cost? Dr Stone: The supercomputer? Senator RENNICK: Yes. How much did it cost? Dr Johnson: I can give you an exact number. We have a supercomputer that’s running as we speak. If you wish to wait a minute, I can get you the actual number. It’s of that order. Senator RENNICK: Right. Dr Johnson: Or, if you’d like an exact number, I can take it on notice. It’s around that— Senator RENNICK: I just find it interesting because everyone’s jumping up and down about your name change for 200 grand, and there’s a supercomputer that you bought for $40 million that homogenises data that I don’t think people are aware of at all. Dr Johnson: Yes. I’ll get back to you on that, but it’s of that order.

Question Number: 31 PDR Number: SQ22-000592 Date Submitted: 28/10/2022 Department or Body: Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water The purchase cost (including installation) for the supercomputer was $43.7 million (exclusive of GST).

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40 different models to determine Net Zero – The science isn’t settled

It’s interesting that in my first ever Senate inquiry—it was a Senate inquiry into the Great Barrier Reef—my first ever question, to the Australian Institute of Marine Science, was: ‘Do you have a database of all the health KPIs relating to the reef that demonstrates a change or a trend from 1980?’ That’s when they first started recording data…

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Renewables are not environmentally friendly

It is well known that wind farms kill millions and millions of birds and bats. They kill apex birds. They kill lots and lots of bats. Many people probably don’t know that bats, along with bees, are one of the major pollinators in our environment.

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1. In the 2019 Great Barrier Reef inquiry AIMS could not provide coral growth (not coral cover) measurements since 2005. AIMS said in the inquiry more recent coral growth rate measurements would be available in the next year or so. Are more recent coral growth rates measurements available and if so, could they be provided? 2. Could the most recent coral cover figures across the reef please be provided? 3. For context, could a relative ranking to prior years, please be provided based on size of the coral cover?

Question Number: 1 PDR Number: AI-01 Date Submitted: 22/02/2022 Department or Body: Industry, Science, Energy and Resources AIMS refers Senator Rennick to its response to his question on this matter at 2020-21 Budget Estimates (Portfolio question number: BI-35). 1. Please

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Senator RENNICK: How much did that supercomputer cost? Dr Stone: The supercomputer? Senator RENNICK: Yes. How much did it cost? Dr Johnson: I can give you an exact number. We have a supercomputer that’s running as we speak. If you wish to wait a minute, I can get you the actual number. It’s of that order. Senator RENNICK: Right. Dr Johnson: Or, if you’d like an exact number, I can take it on notice. It’s around that— Senator RENNICK: I just find it interesting because everyone’s jumping up and down about your name change for 200 grand, and there’s a supercomputer that you bought for $40 million that homogenises data that I don’t think people are aware of at all. Dr Johnson: Yes. I’ll get back to you on that, but it’s of that order.

Question Number: 31 PDR Number: SQ22-000592 Date Submitted: 28/10/2022 Department or Body: Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water The purchase cost (including installation) for the supercomputer was $43.7 million (exclusive of GST).

Read More »

40 different models to determine Net Zero – The science isn’t settled

It’s interesting that in my first ever Senate inquiry—it was a Senate inquiry into the Great Barrier Reef—my first ever question, to the Australian Institute of Marine Science, was: ‘Do you have a database of all the health KPIs relating to the reef that demonstrates a change or a trend from 1980?’ That’s when they first started recording data…

Read More »

Renewables are not environmentally friendly

It is well known that wind farms kill millions and millions of birds and bats. They kill apex birds. They kill lots and lots of bats. Many people probably don’t know that bats, along with bees, are one of the major pollinators in our environment.

Read More »

1. In the 2019 Great Barrier Reef inquiry AIMS could not provide coral growth (not coral cover) measurements since 2005. AIMS said in the inquiry more recent coral growth rate measurements would be available in the next year or so. Are more recent coral growth rates measurements available and if so, could they be provided? 2. Could the most recent coral cover figures across the reef please be provided? 3. For context, could a relative ranking to prior years, please be provided based on size of the coral cover?

Question Number: 1 PDR Number: AI-01 Date Submitted: 22/02/2022 Department or Body: Industry, Science, Energy and Resources AIMS refers Senator Rennick to its response to his question on this matter at 2020-21 Budget Estimates (Portfolio question number: BI-35). 1. Please

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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (FOI)

You have the right to access documents we hold under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act). This page explains how to make an FOI request, how we process an FOI request. It also includes a link to our disclosure log.

Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA)

Australia’s government authority responsible for evaluating, assessing and monitoring products that are defined as therapeutic goods. The TGA regulate medicines, medical devices and biologicals.

Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI)

The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) advises the Minister for Health and Aged Care on the National Immunisation Program (NIP) and other immunisation issues.

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