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- Coalition shelves 'big stick' energy bill to avoid anti-coal amendment Thu, 14 Feb 19, 1:58pmRather than risk amendment blocking taxpayer support for new coal plants, government will instead take bill to election
- Labor promises to 'supercharge' hydrogen industry as green groups say 'no role for coal' Tue, 22 Jan 19, 5:01pmLabor would allocate $1bn from Clean Energy Finance Corporation and invest up to $90m from Arena
- Senate crossbench gave renewables $23bn boost by thwarting Abbott's plan Sun, 6 Jan 19, 11:10amExclusive: Decisions by Labor and crossbench to save clean energy agencies encouraged investment, report says
- Industry backs NSW call for Morrison government to require emissions cut Thu, 20 Dec 18, 4:48pmAustralian Industry Group says an emissions reduction obligation in national policy is ‘vastly superior’ to separate state schemes
- Australia’s carbon emissions highest on record, data shows Thu, 13 Dec 18, 1:38pmIf emissions continue at current rate, Australia will miss Paris target by 1.1bn tonnes, Ndevr Environmental predicts
- Energy impasse is Australia's 'largest failure in public policy', Business Council says Tue, 11 Dec 18, 10:13amPresident condemns Coalition’s proposal to break up electricity companies, saying it won’t end uncertainty
- Australia’s renewables sector doubles output in boom year Tue, 11 Dec 18, 4:00amClean Energy Council warns surge ‘could come to an end if the energy policy debate is left to languish unresolved’
- Government’s 'big stick' got whittled down to something much smaller | Katharine Murphy Sat, 8 Dec 18, 8:00amIt’s hard to campaign on a non-existent ‘big stick’, although our politics are so post-modern that anything is possible
- Coalition wants voter ID laws for federal elections – as it happened Wed, 5 Dec 18, 6:46pmAlso, Shorten says Morrison has ‘sought to weaponise’ the schools discrimination bill; and the government moves closer to passing encryption legislation...
- Coalition attacked over forced energy divestments – question time live Wed, 5 Dec 18, 2:57pmAlso, Shorten says Morrison has ‘sought to weaponise’ discrimination in schools bill; and government moves closer to passing encryption legislation...
- Religious discrimination bill delayed until next year – politics live Wed, 5 Dec 18, 10:58amLabor fears Coalition amendment could widen discrimination against students; as government moves a step closer to passing encryption legislation after in-principle support from Labor...
- Labor backs Greens plan to block Coalition from underwriting coal power Tue, 4 Dec 18, 7:53pmCrossbenchers are being asked to support a bill preventing the signing of contracts before the next election
- Australia isn't on track to meet its 2030 emissions target, UN report says Wed, 28 Nov 18, 12:51pmAbout half of the G20 countries will fall short of their Paris agreement pledges, scientists warn
- Senate suspends Richard Di Natale for calling Barry O'Sullivan 'a pig' –as it happened Tue, 27 Nov 18, 6:40pmJulia Banks quits Liberal party, saying she stands for ‘sensible centre liberal values’ The prime minister’s budget announcement paves way for May election.All the day’s events, live 7.17am GMT I know I say this every...
- Julia Banks quits Liberal party as Morrison announces April budget – politics live Tue, 27 Nov 18, 2:59pmMP says she stands for ‘sensible centre liberal values’ as she defects to crossbench to become independent. The prime minister’s budget announcement paves way for May election. All the day’s events, live