Matt Kean
Through the lens: The week in politics from Assange to Payman
Julian Assange’s plea deal and subsequent release dominated headlines this week, while Labor grappled with its first MP crossing the floor in 19 years. Alex Ellinghausen and James Brickwood captured it all.
- by Alex Ellinghausen, James Brickwood and staff reporters
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Matt Kean’s appointment puts climate before politics
This is an important appointment by the federal government that will provide an opportunity to help all Australians.
Analysis
Climate policy
How Labor convinced a former Liberal treasurer to take a key climate job
Matt Kean’s appointment to head the Climate Change Authority has outraged federal Liberals and Nationals, who believe one of their own has joined the enemy.
- by David Crowe
ABC chair Kim Williams finally loses control
The media maestro is never out of his depth. But then he was appointed chair of the national broadcaster and the deluge started.
- by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
Exclusive
Nuclear energy
Former Liberal minister’s new climate role heightens federal energy clash
A survey shows voters strongly back using subsidies to help families install solar panels, amid a wider argument about whether to embrace nuclear or renewable energy.
- by David Crowe
Dutton’s climate politics put our children’s future at risk
What appears forgotten in this latest version of Australia’s climate wars is the reason why our planet cannot be allowed to pass 1.5 degrees of warming. At 1.5 degrees we trigger a domino event where a warming planet reinforces further warming that is irreversible.
Former NSW treasurer Matt Kean to chair climate change body
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Kean, who was also an energy minister for the state’s former Coalition government, was uniquely qualified to lead the independent authority.
- by Olivia Ireland and Mike Foley
Opinion
State Parliament
With Kean gone, the boy band has split before its greatest hits
The departure of Matt Kean, and the imminent resignation of Dominic Perrottet, is good news for the Minns government.
- by Alexandra Smith
Former treasurer Matt Kean quits parliament
Kean has taken aim at Treasurer Daniel Mookhey and his budget on the way out.
- by Max Maddison
Opinion
Domestic violence
Lou’s Place saves women every day – without a cent from Macquarie Street
Successive NSW governments have underfunded services for domestic violence victims. It now falls to Chris Minns to step up.
- by Alexandra Smith
Split inside conservative green group over new nuclear agenda
Former NSW energy minister Matt Kean is among supporters who have jumped ship from the green group since it began to back federal Peter Dutton’s nuclear policy.
- by Nick O'Malley
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