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- ‘Everyone wants employment’: Morwell waits for 'white knight' in divided election Fri, 23 Nov 18, 4:00amLocals say jobs are their priority in the Victoria election: but does the town’s future lie in renewables or its coal-fired heyday?
- Note to Nationals: no, the ACCC didn't say build more coal plants | Katharine Murphy Sat, 14 Jul 18, 8:38amIn the watchdog’s advice on solving our energy woes, the word coal doesn’t figure. Neither does baseload
- Greenpeace and GetUp launch campaign to kill national energy guarantee Fri, 13 Jul 18, 4:00amExclusive: Television ads in Victoria and Queensland aim to get state governments to veto Turnbull’s set piece policy
- Energy minister would welcome new coal-fired power plant Tue, 26 Jun 18, 4:00amJosh Frydenberg sends the positive signal about coal before Tuesday’s internal government deliberations
- Move to renewables a 'good thing', Nationals' David Littleproud says Fri, 8 Jun 18, 4:00amAgriculture minister says climate is changing and Australia must ‘use the best science available’
- Western Australia port to get $16.8m government loan to support oil and gas Tue, 10 Oct 17, 1:01pmSubsidised loan to Onslow Marine Support Base is first from controversial $5bn Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility
- Marriage equality: Coalition and Labor expect deal to restrict vilification - politics live Mon, 11 Sep 17, 10:01amMark Dreyfus says legislation to stop vilification on marriage survey could be passed this week, while Pauline Hanson says ‘a lot of the gays don’t even agree with same-sex marriage’
- Frydenberg hits back after Nationals describe renewables as 'short-term sugar hit' Sun, 10 Sep 17, 3:01pmEnergy minister says renewables an important long-term contributor to Australia’s energy mix
- 'The lift will stop': Barnaby Joyce tells Nationals coal power can't be ignored Sat, 9 Sep 17, 3:06pmRenewables are here to stay but Australia must not lose sight of where the main game is, deputy prime minister tells conference
- Barnaby Joyce: 'We have to keep Liddell power station going' – video Wed, 6 Sep 17, 2:45pmDeputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce speaks to reporters in Canberra on AGL’s plan to close its Liddell power station in 2022
- Abbott singles out Turnbull's Snowy Hydro 2.0 plan in call for new coal plant Wed, 30 Aug 17, 7:43pmTony Abbott fires opening salvo in looming party debate over clean energy, insisting PM must ‘go ahead with new coal-fired power’ because he backs hydro
- Scott Morrison says partisan politics has driven up power prices Thu, 3 Aug 17, 2:00pmTreasurer appears to have moved on from position which saw him brandish a lump of coal in parliament last February
- Barnaby Joyce calls for energy compromise but says Labor must shift on coal Tue, 18 Jul 17, 4:46pmDeputy prime minister says Australia has a ‘moral responsibility’ to provide the world with energy from exported fossil fuels
- Bill Shorten says Labor willing to pass Finkel legislation to prevent climate 'brawling' Tue, 18 Jul 17, 4:00amLabor leader says opposition will back clean energy target ‘if the economic and environmental case stacks up’
- Barnaby Joyce: I'll support a clean energy target – if coal can be included Thu, 13 Jul 17, 12:09pmExclusive: Deputy PM tells Guardian the Nationals are waiting on cabinet: ‘You tell me where the line is, and I’ll tell you what our position is’