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australian politics, Tag
- Union to tell parliamentary committee it’s ‘ludicrous’ to export uranium but not benefit from the energy source at home
- Josh Frydenberg overruled department to block Lord Howe Island wind turbines Wed, 18 Sep 19, 4:00amExclusive: FOI documents reveal former environment minister took action despite support from islanders
- Coalition's 'big stick' energy laws a 'backdoor to privatisation', Labor says Sun, 15 Sep 19, 10:34amMark Butler signals ALP will continue to oppose legislation to break up power companies and refuses to recommit to a 45% emissions reduction target
- Australians increasingly fear climate change related drought and extinctions Tue, 10 Sep 19, 4:00amClimate of the Nation survey shows growing support for net zero emissions by 2050 and rapid phase-out of coal power
- Labor pressures Coalition to rule out nuclear 'fantasies' or name sites for reactors Thu, 5 Sep 19, 4:00amMark Butler says almost all proposed reactor sites since 1968 were near residential communities
- WA relaxes emissions curbs on new projects, despite its gas plants driving national rise Thu, 29 Aug 19, 3:00pmGas industry welcomes policy change as state Labor government backs ‘aspirational’ target of zero emissions by 2050
- Nuclear power in Australia not realistic for at least a decade, Ziggy Switkowski says Thu, 29 Aug 19, 4:30pmExpert who led 2006 review says ban on nuclear should be lifted, but much more overseas evidence is needed on small modular reactors
- Adani mine would be 'unviable' without $4.4bn in subsidies, report finds Thu, 29 Aug 19, 12:17pmExclusive: Carmichael mine set to receive subsidies, favourable deals and tax concessions over 30 years
- Don't blame Australia for coal burned offshore – blame us for burning it here | Pat Conroy Tue, 27 Aug 19, 11:37amFocusing on scope-3 emissions distracts from the main game: ensuring Australia meets its domestic obligations
- 'Bunch of bedwetters': Matt Canavan attacks Aurecon for cutting ties with Adani Thu, 22 Aug 19, 9:30amResources minister defends his extraordinary spray accusing engineering firm of being ‘weak as piss’ and giving in to anti-coal ‘bullies’
- When it comes to coal, Australia has transitioned away from economics and common sense | Richard Denniss Wed, 21 Aug 19, 4:00amOur political leaders have switched from pretending they can’t hear the Pacific to pretending they don’t understand them
- UK privately appeals to senior Australian ministers for climate action Tue, 20 Aug 19, 4:00amExclusive: British high commissioner Vicki Treadell has met with Angus Taylor and Marise Payne
- Australia coal use is 'existential threat' to Pacific islands, says Fiji PM Mon, 12 Aug 19, 11:11amFrank Bainimarama appeals to larger neighbour to ‘more fully appreciate’ climate risks and reduce carbon emissions
- Windfarm operators taken to court over South Australian blackout Wed, 7 Aug 19, 11:26amAustralian Energy Regulator alleges operators failed to ensure continuity of supply
- Timor-Leste and Australia have little to celebrate if Witness K and Bernard Collaery are not free | José Ramos-Horta Wed, 31 Jul 19, 3:50pmThe trial of the former Asis spy and his lawyer undermines the already complicated relationship between two neighbours, writes Timor-Leste’s former president