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- Decarbonisation offers Australia immense opportunities. We just need leadership | Greg Combet Tue, 2 Nov 21, 3:12pmI’ve seen the challenges of advocating credible climate policy in the face of fear, hate and hysteria. Future generations deserve far better
- Eight years, 20 policies: how Australia’s leaders have fumbled and dithered on climate Sun, 17 Oct 21, 6:00amHow did we get here? And how much has actually changed? Before we look forward to 2050, let’s take a look back …
- Liberal MPs scorn National’s $250bn plan for taxpayers to underwrite fossil fuels Thu, 7 Oct 21, 11:56amKeith Pitt’s proposal suggests huge loans for resources sector in return for his party backing net zero
- Coalition granted $21m to Liberal party donor to frack Beetaloo Basin Thu, 8 Jul 21, 1:15pmEnvironmental groups criticise grant to Empire Energy, which had lobbied ministers for information on funding, as a ‘brazen misuse of taxpayer funds’
- Why is the Morrison government building a $600m gas power plant? – Australian politics podcast Sat, 22 May 21, 6:00amThe federal government this week confirmed it would spend up to $600m on a new gas-fired power plant in NSW’s Hunter region, despite the International Energy Agency saying there should be no new investments in coal, oil...
- Press freedom inquiry report released; PM labels India a ‘dangerous place’ – as it happened Wed, 19 May 21, 6:06pmCoalition backs $600m gas plant as IEA warns against new fossil fuel use; concerns over speed of vaccine rollout continue with Melbourne hubs below capacity...
- Australia news live: Labor says budget ‘spends big – but thinks small’; Morrison labels India a ‘dangerous place’ Wed, 19 May 21, 3:52pmCoalition backs $600m gas plant as IEA warns against new fossil fuel use; concerns over speed of vaccine rollout continue with Melbourne hubs below capacity...
- Australia news live: Morrison labels India a ‘dangerous place’; Rex Patrick in court fight for cabinet documents Wed, 19 May 21, 1:00pmCoalition backs $600m gas plant as IEA warns against new fossil fuel use; concerns over speed of vaccine rollout continue with Melbourne hubs below capacity...
- Energy Australia confirms new gas plant in Illawarra after Morrison government threatened to intervene Tue, 4 May 21, 1:30pmConfirmation comes as questions raised over controversial Snowy Hydro project in Hunter Valley
- Liberal MPs pour cold water on inquiry backed by Frydenberg into bank lending for coal projects Wed, 16 Dec 20, 5:14pmAndrew Bragg and Tim Wilson say inquiry is unnecessary because it’s a legitimate ‘matter for those institutions’
- UN climate summit president thanks Australian states – but not Morrison government – for backing net zero Wed, 2 Dec 20, 1:03pmUK energy minister Alok Sharma urges ‘all of you who have not already done so to join the race’ to net zero emissions by 2050
- NSW unveils $32bn renewable energy plan with focus on pumped hydro Mon, 9 Nov 20, 10:02amRoadmap could increase share of renewable energy in state from 16% today to more than 60% by 2030
- Marise Payne declines to welcome adoption of net zero emissions target by Japan and South Korea Thu, 29 Oct 20, 4:14pmAustralia’s foreign minister says ‘it’s a matter for those countries’ after being questioned on the matter five times by Penny Wong
- NSW environment minister urges end to 'pointless, backward-looking arguments' about climate action Wed, 28 Oct 20, 3:59pmIntervention by ‘economically rational Liberal’ comes as Anthony Albanese hedges on 2030 emissions targets
- Morrison rebukes NSW environment minister for calling Narrabri gas project a 'gamble' Thu, 1 Oct 20, 11:14amPM says Matt Kean is ‘out of step with his own government’, adding ‘if you are not for gas, you are not for manufacturing jobs’