An unlikely alliance of faith groups, equality advocates, the Coalition and the Greens are demanding Anthony Albanese either intervene to save his long-promised religious discrimination bill or tell them the reforms are dead in this term of parliament.
The Coalition has attacked Anthony Albanese over his handling of rebel senator Fatima Payman, accusing him of encouraging “bullying and intimidation” and failing to support a young woman.
Anthony Albanese is resisting further action against rebel senator Fatima Payman despite her openly defying his leadership in parliament, attacking her Labor colleagues and threatening to quit the party.
Labor faces fresh calls to include gas in its Capacity Investment Scheme which will see the government underwrite 32 gigawatts of renewable energy and storage capacity by the end of the decade.
The Prime Minister is not considering further punishment against the rogue senator, who says ‘some members are attempting to intimidate me into resigning from the Senate’.
There are new warnings not enough green electricity will be built before coal exits the grid completely by 2038, as the Australian Energy Market Operator releases its net-zero-by-2050 road map.
The Albanese government is talking down calls to expel Fatima Payman after the Labor senator crossed the floor to vote against her party on a motion to recognise Palestine.
Anthony Albanese has escalated his war against nuclear power by appointing former NSW Liberal treasurer Matt Kean to chair the Climate Change Authority.
Chris Bowen says he has ‘no moral objection’ to nuclear while a Nationals MP who could host a nuclear reactor in his electorate insists the policy will ensure ‘safety concerns can be overcome’.
Chris Bowen suggests Labor’s $275 power bill reduction promise could still be achieved as Allegra Spender declares the Coalition’s climate and energy policy ‘more problematic’ in hung parliament scenario.
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