Angus Taylor (pictured) is influential and yet ill-informed and the tripe he served up during a recent ABC radio interview with host Fran Kelly left me feeling decidedly unwell.

Australia's Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction talks with confidence and yet illustrates that the essence of his job, the reason he holds the portfolio he has, appears beyond him.

He talks loudly, confidently, and even brashly about a topic he really doesn't understand.