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Treasurer appears to have moved on from position which saw him brandish a lump of coal in parliament last February

Adani executive wonders if prejudice against Indians is behind opposition to proposed Carmichael coalmine in Queensland

Idea championed by federal Nationals ‘one of the most irresponsible policy propositions I’ve heard’, Mark Bailey says

Unlike the UK, Australia has never had climate consensus – and it’s been costly, argues Labor frontbencher Mark Butler in an extract from his book, Climate Wars

The PM wants to talk about big nation-building projects like Snowy Hydro 2.0. Reporters ask him about Tony Abbott

Michael Slezak examines how the environment minister tried to sell the Finkel review to hostile colleagues

Three-hour meeting fails to resolve government’s position on Finkel review but energy minister denies there’s a backbench revolt

Former PM says he is concerned by reports that Finkel review is aiming towards 70% renewables by 2030

This report summarises the results of a weekly poll conducted by Essential Research with data provided by Your Source. Some questions are repeated regularly (such as political preference and leadership approval), while others...

Opposition crosses party lines, with Labor, Liberal and minor party voters all expressing concern

If the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility hasn’t got a risk policy yet, how can it be considering a $1bn loan for the Adani project?

Huge potential of pumped hydro at Snowy Mountains could pave the way for a 100% renewable energy grid, but don’t tell the prime minister’s colleagues

Prime minister told to adopt a domestic gas reservation policy to deal with forecast LNG shortages

Malcolm Turnbull says he wants to take ideology out of energy but he shows every sign of another manufactured political fight

Mark McGowan says he disagrees with competition watchdog assessment that electricity bills will fall if 51% of Western Power is sold under Liberals