Greens seek new relevance with environment low on the agenda
A consistent pattern has emerged in elections across Europe: the Green vote suffered worst in countries where the Greens have been in power.
Nick Cater
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Renewables mania leaves Germany in a sick state
Angela Merkel said transitioning to clean energy while phasing out both coal and nuclear power would be ‘ambitious and challenging’. She was right.
Canberra-led investment? That’s always a bad idea
Capitalism is nothing more or less than an economy not run by the political authorities – and for decades it has been working very well.
Andrew Giles lets criminals, abusers make themselves at home
Direction 99 seems to suggest any undesirable citizen can stay simply by being here long enough and spinning a convincing hardluck story to a hard-pressed, unelected bureaucrat.
Transition to our very own energy omnishambles
The message from overseas is that nuclear must be part of the mix for reliable power in Australia.
Clean, Green nuclear power a lesson for Labor
Chris Bowen should spend a few days in Finland. He might realise almost everything he says about nuclear is nonsense.
Surely this is the most powerful interest group we’ve ever seen?
The environmental movement is a mercenary force that stands ready to fight, unconstrained by disclosure rules that tie the hands of political parties.
‘Decoherence’ marks Labor’s quantum leap into future
For all the future-facing, science-fiction rhetoric, Anthony Albanese’s legacy will be a quantum leap back to the past.
Albanese’s subsidy crusade may be another car crash waiting to happen
Bob Hawke eschewed industry protectionism to make Australia globally competitive, but governments still don’t realise that grants are no substitute for economic discipline.
Zombies cast fear across renewables dreamscape
For the wind industry, Tanya Plibersek’s rejection of Chalumbin is its Franklin Dam moment. It was a test case that failed.
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