About David
David served in the Australian Defence Force for over 22 years. An Army pilot, he flew helicopters and fixed wing aircraft and was the Senior Flying Instructor at the School of Army Aviation in Queensland.
Graduating as an experimental test pilot from the Empire Test Pilots’ School (UK), he finished his full time career in Defence as the Commanding Officer of the RAAF Aircraft Research and Development Unit.
Elected to the House of Representatives as the Member for Wakefield (SA) in 2004, he served in the Parliament until 2007. David continued to fly as a test pilot and ran a small business working in the Defence and Aviation sectors prior to being elected to the Senate in 2010, 2016 and again in 2019.
In the (45th) Parliament, David was sworn as the Assistant Minister for Defence.
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Zero-emissions nuclear energy has the potential to deliver affordable, reliable and clean power.Find more information on nuclear energy 👇 senatorfawcett.com.au/2024-nuclear-energy/ ... See MoreSee Less
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Beholden to the loony Greens so …
Yeah - Well aren't we just so dumb!
We don't have the infrastructure to build/maintain one, plus there is the cost & time to build one, I guarantee the cost will blow out of control & people will whinge at taxpayers' money being wasted, then when it's finally built something better will come along, tis a vicious cycle.
Our 'economy' is a sandbox. Some know we should vertically integrate.
nuclear power has it's own problems look at the Japanese American , Ukraine all have nuclear power and all have had diastrers
Coal is Australia's cheapest base load energy. Climate crap is destroying the environment, food security and production.
YOUR RELIANCE ON SNR TECH HAS PROVEN TO BE A FURPHY.. So admit it, BIG NUCLEAR REACTORS COMING TO YOUR CITY SOON!!!
Lies, cause major countries and economies have been steering away from Nuclear for years, it's the most expensive form of energy generation, and only the stupid would believe a report commissioned by the same millionaires/billionaires that have been ripping them off for years
Sad but true
Labor and liberals are incompetent, need nuclear energy now
As I am not an expert on Nuclear Power, I can't really voice an opinion, other than to say I will watch this possibility with interest.
And of those 20 countries, who has the massive landmass, the tiny population density, the lack of knowledge and infrastructure suitable for nuclear or the lack of water needed to run reactors? Oh, thats right none!! I know it is hard for you, but please engage your brain and think through the actual costs, monetary and environmental, that nuclear would have, not to mention the at least 15 year time frame to implement it. Just imagine how much green, renewable and battery technology will have advanced by then. You moron had 10 years to do something about modernising energy in this country and it is your failure to do so that is why it costs what it does to make the transistion. The LNP contribution, Snowt 2.0 which is massively over budget and year behind in construction. Please leave this debate to the adults.
FUK NUCLEAR POWER
We are using it very extensively 😁 But we are using it from a safe distance = it's called the SUN.
Affordable 🤣🤣🤣🤣. People, would you trust this politician or a group of Australia's best researchers at the CSIRO? I'm not saying nuclear shouldn't have any part, but if anything it's only feasible for around 10% of our power, give or take. www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-21/nuclear-energy-most-expensive-csiro-gencost-report-draft/103253678
The days of massive, centralised power generation paid for by the tax payer and operated for profit by your friends are over mate.
We dont have the fresh water to pollute with Nuclear Tritium . Gina's Liberals are banging the drums
One question Mr Fawcett, are you genuinely stupid or make believe stupid, as either way you and your coalition are sounding 'stupid'? Its one thing to deny climate change, in the face of facts & science, with lies branded as 'contentious facts'. Its yet another fabrication of scandalous deceit, to propagate backyard nuclear power "lies", for a mining mate party donor. Australia has an abundance of wind, sun and luddites, like yourself and dundderhead, and you choose to bury your heads in denial, nepotism and corruption of democracy. You & your lying coalition can best serve Australia by taking your bat & ball and just "SOD OFF!" www.fairewinds.org/book-reviews/reverberations-from-fukushima-50-japanese-poets-speak-out
Two reasons for that ..... Albanese and Bowen. Bloody idiots. They'd rather bankrupt the country pouring millions into their stupid renewables deal.
Wankers
Are you for real have any off you idiots seen after affects of nuclear fallout if not go to Europe and see deformed kids and animals etc do you want to kill us all what an idiot you are
Dumb fark polly . There is no such thing as clean green energy
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A productive week in Washington DC speaking at AUKUS forums, meeting with members of the US House Armed Services Committee (pictured: Congressman Joe Courtney), Australia’s Ambassador to the US Kevin Rudd and former Secretary of Defence Mark Esper amongst other officials and organisations which will be key to driving the successful evolution of the alliance between the US, UK and Australia. ... See MoreSee Less
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Doing us proud no doubt Senator David Fawcett
Good work Senator!!
AUKUS will be the nato of the pacific, be great when Japan joins. New Zealand will be a problem with their ban on nuclear ships which hasn’t been discussed yet.However Australia still has a long way to go . They will need to lift their nuclear ban , get a nuclear dump up and running and the nuclear submarines will need to be armed with nuclear warheads otherwise they won’t be much of a deterrent.
Great work David, and it was a pleasure to catch up.
My home town......................Yaah...........................
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It’s great to see Australian innovation meeting the capability needs of our alliance partners. We don’t have to look overseas to find world’s best!Pictured with Matt Hill, Hypersonix Launch Systems CEO, Joe Urli, Head of Regulatory Affairs, and Deepak Basra, US Country Manager—at Sea Air Space 2024 in Washington DC last week.www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2023/4/14/australian-startup-scores-big-us-hypersonics-c...Hypersonix ... See MoreSee Less
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Australia’s current energy approach is a recipe for “rising costs, falling reliability and growing environmental footprints”. This is the conclusion of University of Queensland engineers Geoff Bongers and Stephen Wilson.In a recent article, they highlight three impacts of a rigid renewables-only approach to electricity generation:👉 Total system costs and electricity bills will continue to rise erratically.👉 Reliability will fall as load shedding and blackouts increase.👉 Large areas of wild and rural land will be compromised.These are the reasons need to lift the ban on nuclear energy and explore the technology as a part of our future energy mix—lower costs to Australian households and businesses; improved energy reliability; and environmental sustainability.Read my op-ed on nuclear energy: senatorfawcett.com.au/2023/10/nuclear-unaffordable-we-cant-afford-not-to/ Read the op-ed by Dr Bongers and Dr Wilson: www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/it-s-a-shame-many-experts-are-afraid-to-say-that-nuclear-must-be-... #nuclear #NetZero #wind #solar #energy #electricity #climate #electricity ... See MoreSee Less
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Nuclear unaffordable? We can’t afford not to! - Senator David Fawcett
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Speaking to Australian media in late August, the energy minister of Canada’s largest province made some remarks that the Albanese Government’s Climate Change and Energy Minister, Chris Bowen, would do well to heed. Reflecting on his own country’s experience, Minister Todd Smith explained: “O...2 CommentsComment on Facebook
No economic modelling to support this rubbish
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Replacing retiring coal plants with nuclear power plants provides significant benefits to local communities—with additional jobs, new economic activities and improved environmental conditions.These are the conclusions of a technical study published this month by the United States Department of Energy, which investigated the possibility of transitioning coal-to-nuclear and the benefits that such an approach provides to local energy communities.Here’s what they found:👉 Increase in total income in host communities👉 Increased revenue for host communities, power plant operators and local suppliers 👉 More jobs—and more long-term jobs—in host communities👉 35% reduction in construction costs by reusing existing coal plant infrastructure👉 Up to 86% drop in emissions in the surrounding regionThis is why the Coalition is exploring nuclear energy as a part of an “all of the above” approach to Australia’s future energy mix to provide affordable, reliable electricity to Australian households and businesses.Read my thoughts on nuclear energy: senatorfawcett.com.au/2023/10/nuclear-unaffordable-we-cant-afford-not-to/ Read the US Department of Energy Information Guide: www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/24_DOE-NE_Coal%20to%20Nuclear%20Report_04.01_digital%2...#nuclear #Auspol #climate #electricity #costofliving ... See MoreSee Less
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Nuclear unaffordable? We can’t afford not to! - Senator David Fawcett
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Speaking to Australian media in late August, the energy minister of Canada’s largest province made some remarks that the Albanese Government’s Climate Change and Energy Minister, Chris Bowen, would do well to heed. Reflecting on his own country’s experience, Minister Todd Smith explained: “O...2 CommentsComment on Facebook
Only imbeciles would reject this as this is the only real solution to emission free base load power generation
Yeah cool - does absolute jack shit for power pricing or availability anytime soon. Reopen the damn coal plants.
Australia’s capacity for world-leading Defence innovation was highlighted again this week as I was briefed on industry support for the Royal Australian Navy. Building on a strong heritage of maritime engineering in the UK, MacTaggart Scott has supported the RAN since its formation in 1913. Adelaide-based MacTaggart Scott Australia continues to supply components vital for the ongoing sustainment and effectiveness of the Collins-class submarine fleet and our two Canberra-class landing helicopter docks.Companies like MacTaggart Scott do important work developing an Australian supply chain for Defence capabilities and participate in genuinely world-leading local research and development.Thanks to Peter Richings and Ryan Yeates for taking the time to work through the details of supply chain opportunities and risks as well as demonstrating investments they’ve made in innovative materiel and manufacturing approaches to lower cost and increase resilience in Australia’s naval capabilities.#industry #Defence #innovation ... See MoreSee Less
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