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Toxic cost of Labor’s WA obsession just keeps growing

Bernard Keane — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 01:25:00 +0000

The Albanese government is governing in the West Australian interest, not the national interest. And that means giving control of policy to some of the worst corporate actors in the country.

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Labor ignores climate change amid record-breaking weather. Bring on the minority government!

Bernard Keane — Tue, 03 Sep 2024 02:15:42 +0000

Labor's indifference, even insouciance, towards a developing climate catastrophe has been one of the hallmarks of the Albanese government.

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Climate action is crucial to Australia’s standing in the Pacific

Wesley Morgan — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 03:25:37 +0000

Long a regional laggard on climate action, Australia must convince Pacific leaders it's serious about moving away from fossil fuels.

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Is Australia ‘giving away’ its natural resources?

Diane Kraal — Thu, 15 Aug 2024 00:56:07 +0000

Australia now consistently ranks among the top liquefied natural gas exporters in the world. But our tax take from the industry has long been too low.

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Matt Kean’s cosy new job and Labor’s tattered climate credentials

Nick Feik — Wed, 14 Aug 2024 00:33:52 +0000

When did the Albanese government know this appointment was on the cards? Why isn’t it concerned?

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The Australian oil and gas sector understood the danger posed by fossil fuel combustion back in the ’70s

Royce Kurmelovs — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 06:10:11 +0000

In a new book, journalist Royce Kurmelovs look at the origins of the Australian petroleum industry, investigating what these companies knew about climate change when, and how they learnt to wield influence.

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Australia should not be held captive to the gas lobby’s unchecked power and influence

Anjali Sharma — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 23:59:34 +0000

The resource minister's announcement on Tuesday finalised exploration permits for Chevron, Woodside and others, and granted 10 additional permits to explore carbon capture and storage project.

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Dutton’s claim that Australia is the only G20 nation not using nuclear power is misleading

William Summers — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 04:51:21 +0000

Evidence and experts say six G20 countries do not generate any nuclear energy, and three of those don't consume it either.

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The complicated legacy of Julian Assange

Crikey Readers — Sun, 30 Jun 2024 23:28:50 +0000

Plus: Dutton's nukes, Kean's record and the urgent need for political donation law reform.

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What a time to be three-eyed! Labor lets Dutton use nuclear as a flim-flam political culture war

Guy Rundle — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 05:45:01 +0000

The Coalition’s nuclear policy may have been the projection of internal politics outwards, but the means of selling it was culture war.

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