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- Malcolm Turnbull's leather jacket may be zipped up but his frustration is showing | Gabrielle Chan 5 hours agoThe PM wants to talk about big nation-building projects like Snowy Hydro 2.0. Reporters ask him about Tony Abbott
- Climate Institute survey points to overwhelming frustration with government’s inaction and lack of leadership on clean energy
- Why the coal lobby's reverse auction push might be an attempt to 'blow up' the debate Thu, 22 Jun 17, 2:54pmCraig Kelly’s argument that a reverse auction would allow coal power plants to compete doesn’t stack up
- Australian health groups urge coal phase-out and strong emissions reduction Thu, 22 Jun 17, 10:10amWorld-first climate and health framework from 30 health and medical groups calls for recognition of citizens’ ‘right to health’
- Turnbull just needs to look back into his own past to address high power prices | Tristan Edis Thu, 22 Jun 17, 10:57amA new coal power station is useless for solving current problems. Instead we should focus on cutting out energy waste
- Adani mine 'not a positive thing for Australia', Labor's Mark Butler says Thu, 22 Jun 17, 9:56amExclusive: Shadow climate change minister rubbishes idea of federal finance for coal-fired power and says ALP will not back an energy target that includes it
- Chief scientist defends electricity market review against claims of political motivation Wed, 21 Jun 17, 4:34pmAlan Finkel insists his review was independent and says building a new coal-fired power plant would not have long-term impacts on Australia’s electricity market
- Ten years ago Turnbull called out Peter Garrett on climate. What went wrong? | Graham Readfearn Wed, 21 Jun 17, 5:00amAfter a decade of policy backflips and uncertainty, we are now being sold ‘technology neutral’ energy policy. But we need it to be discriminatory – and favour clean power
- Malcolm Turnbull leaves open alternative to clean energy target after internal criticism Tue, 20 Jun 17, 4:58pmPrime minister says he will restrict gas exports and ask Aemo for advice on ‘optimising affordability for consumers’
- Nationals' push for coal-fired power leaves voters cold in Guardian Essential poll Tue, 20 Jun 17, 5:00amConcerted effort to talk up the merits of coal wins over only 18% of voters, but renewables love fades if bills rise quickly
- One Nation confirms it will vote against clean energy target in Senate Mon, 19 Jun 17, 8:03pmCoalition’s hopes of negotiating with crossbench to pass legislation struck a fatal blow as pressure mounts for a bipartisan position with Labor on energy
- Coal to stay in energy mix for foreseeable future, says Barnaby Joyce Sun, 18 Jun 17, 12:24pmDeputy prime minister says lights would ‘go out’ if coal was phased out and doesn’t rule out the government funding new coal-fired power plant
- How Australia's climate policies came to be poisoned by pragmatism Sat, 17 Jun 17, 8:57amA history of failure has left Australia with virtually no genuinely independent advice on climate change
- Does our political system still work? Finkel test will provide the answer | Katharine Murphy Fri, 16 Jun 17, 2:47pmNeither the Coalition nor Labor has the perfect solution for a pressing energy problem that is affecting everyone in the country
- 13 ways Frydenberg sold 'climate policy' to coal-loving MPs Fri, 16 Jun 17, 10:00amMichael Slezak examines how the environment minister tried to sell the Finkel review to hostile colleagues