Climate policy
Plibersek approves ‘1.3 billion tonnes’ of coal mine emissions
The environment minister has approved decades-long extensions to three coal mines, while her plan to create an Environment Protection Authority remains in limbo.
- by Mike Foley
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Investigations
‘Entirely inappropriate’: Top scientist slams watchdog interference in carbon review
Professor Ian Chubb led the review of Australia’s lucrative carbon credits market and he’s far from happy with the conduct of a government agency at the middle of it.
- by Charlotte Grieve and Michael Bachelard
Revealed: How much power bills could rise to pay for nuclear plants
Power bills would rise by hundreds of dollars a year to pay for Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s signature policy, new modelling shows.
- by Mike Foley and Nick Toscano
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Queensland votes
If Labor and the LNP hope you forget (bits of) the past, what’s the future?
This parliament’s final months has taught us at least one thing: the major parties want the October election to be a contest of ideas. Here’s what’s on offer so far.
- by Matt Dennien
Analysis
Tesla
As EV sales slump Elon Musk comes up Trumps
At the risk of turning off the fans who jumped first for EVs, Elon Musk has dug in with the world’s most prominent climate sceptic: Donald Trump.
- by Nick O'Malley
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Emissions
Households, EVs to the rescue as Australia’s emissions cuts stagnate
Greater uptake of electric appliances and vehicles is needed to ensure Australia hits its climate target, but households need financial support to do it.
- by Mike Foley
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Environmental protection
‘Make good on what they promised’: Greens ultimatum on Labor’s signature policy
Senate support for Labor’s new Environment Protection Authority rests on Greens demands for greater powers to block fossil fuel projects and a crackdown on native forest logging.
- by Mike Foley
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Biodiversity
New species declared endangered on doorstep of Woodside mega-project
Another species being declared endangered on the doorstep of Woodside’s $30 billion Browse gas field has delivered a fresh blow amid approvals processes.
- by Emma Young
Renewables meet reality: Power grid emissions rise to threaten Australia’s climate goals
Australia is at the forefront of the green transition, but the weather gods are testing the government’s plans to cut greenhouse gases.
- by Mike Foley and Nick Toscano
Yes it rained in August, but Perth, get ready for a long dry spell
A rainy August and a typical start-of-spring forecast cannot turn the clock back on 50 years of continuous drying, meteorologists say.
- by Claire Ottaviano
Coalition pledges to ditch nuclear sites if earthquake zones are declared unsafe
Following Friday’s Hunter Valley earthquake, Dutton’s energy spokesman, Ted O’Brien, says a Coalition government would review the sites if elected.
- by Mike Foley
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