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- Nuclear energy debate draws stark gender split in Australia ahead of next year’s election one day agoSurvey finds 25 percentage point gender gap across all age brackets on whether nuclear power would be positive for the country, with majority of men saying it would
- Newsroom edition: do voters still care about the climate during a cost-of-living crisis? - podcast Fri, 29 Nov 24, 1:00amA heatwave has hit eastern Australia. As Sydneysiders struggled through the heat, the premier, Chris Minns, asked residents to cut back on their power use to prevent parts of the city from plunging into a blackout. And while...
- Rising Tide protesters arrested in Canberra for blocking road to Parliament House Wed, 27 Nov 24, 5:05pmHundreds of climate protesters joined a rally in Canberra on Wednesday – days after a protest in Newcastle
- As Cop29 wraps up and the climate crisis gathers pace, Australia’s dash for gas is confounding | Bill Hare Mon, 25 Nov 24, 11:27amNearly all observers believe Chris Bowen is strongly committed to action. Most agree that can’t be said for his party
- Let’s not waste another summer debating climate science – Australia’s energy transition can work for everyone | Peter Lewis Tue, 19 Nov 24, 10:45amWhen the heat is on, the onus should be on the Coalition to explain why they don’t support measures to ensure their newly discovered battlers have access to rooftop solar
- Chris Bowen makes last-minute diplomatic stop in Turkey as Australia ramps up bid to host Cop31 Sat, 16 Nov 24, 1:00amClimate change minister’s effort to convince Ankara to drop out underlines push for ‘Pacific Cop’
- Renewable energy scare campaign adds apples and oranges to get $500bn Fri, 15 Nov 24, 4:39pmNew analysis on the cost of decarbonising Australia’s power grid runs closely to the national market operator’s own – but you wouldn’t know it from the headlines
- Trump will dismantle the censorship cartel, just as Australia tries to set one up Mon, 11 Nov 24, 7:31amImage by Julius H. By Jo Nova Like rats jumping on to a burning ship, the Australian Labor Govt picks the worst possible moment Today the Australian Senate will consider whether to put the Labor MAD Misinformation bill into...
- Donald Trump can’t stop global climate action. If we stick together, it’s the US that will lose out | Bill Hare Thu, 7 Nov 24, 9:34amHow damaging this presidency is to the planet depends very much on how other countries react. There’s no time to waste
- 'Nuclear will drive up the cost of electricity': Matt Kean clashes with former colleagues – video Tue, 5 Nov 24, 11:56amFormer NSW Liberal energy minister Matt Kean debated his former Coalition colleagues about the cost of nuclear power in a parliamentary estimates hearing on Monday...
- Stan Grant takes shots at ‘political elites’ in US – as it happened Tue, 29 Oct 24, 5:31pmThis blog is now closedBoy, 11, dies and four other children injured after car crashes into Melbourne schoolAustralia’s pandemic plans were ‘grossly inadequate’, an inquiry has found...
- Australia news live: Stan Grant takes shots at ‘political elites’ in US; multiple children injured after car crashes into Melbourne primary school Tue, 29 Oct 24, 4:32pmThe former host of ABC’s Q&A told attendees that neither Donald Trump or Kamala Harris were the answer to the ‘existential crisis of America’...
- Let’s be clear, Peter Dutton’s energy plan is more focused on coal and gas than it is on nuclear power | Adam Morton Tue, 29 Oct 24, 12:43pmIt seems reasonable to call the Coalition’s policy what it primarily is: a proposal to expand fossil fuels
- Australia news live: Stan Grant takes shots at ‘political elites’ in US and ‘abominable’ news coverage of election Tue, 29 Oct 24, 1:59pmThe former host of ABC’s Q&A told attendees that neither Donald Trump or Kamala Harris were the answer to the ‘existential crisis of America’...
- Australia news live: Wong condemns Israeli ban on Unrwa; Victoria to end traumatic pre-trial cross-examinations in sexual offence cases Tue, 29 Oct 24, 11:02amThe Israeli parliament has passed legislation designating the United Nations Relief Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East a terrorist organisation...