Dutton pulls plug on offshore wind projects
Peter Dutton has vowed to cancel half of Anthony Albanese’s six declared offshore wind zones, sparking a new clash over climate amid sovereign risk warnings.
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If we win teal seats, we will win government: Dutton
Peter Dutton concedes that winning back the once blue-ribbon seats of Mackellar and Warringah will be crucial to the Coalition forming government.
Gas supply warning as summer tipped to be hotter than normal
Gas supplies across the east coast must be “carefully managed” if the fuel source is needed to support higher electricity demands over a hotter-than-average summer, the energy market operator warns.
Divided Muslim community deaf to Husic pleas
The Muslim political campaign threatening to topple the ALP has declared it has no problem if its pro-Palestine push helped elect Peter Dutton, saying it would ‘demonstrate the impact’ of its movement.
Bowen jeers ‘always-on’ generation as rooftop solar at risk
Chris Bowen has defended an increasingly decentralised power grid against calls for more ‘always on power’ like nuclear, despite four million Australian households facing the threat of restrictions on their rooftop solar supplies.
PM ‘caves in to vested interests’ as he scraps Plibersek deal
Labor’s environmental wing accuses Anthony Albanese of faltering on a key plank of his platform, after the PM killed a deal being finalised by Tanya Plibersek.
ALP ‘on track to lower emissions by 43pc’
Anthony Albanese will need to take more ambitious climate policies to the election if Labor is to officially meet and overachieve on its 2030 emissions reduction target.
PM to shelve bid for new green watchdog
Anthony Albanese is unlikely to establish an environmental watchdog before the election, after the nation’s biggest employers raised concerns of a ‘secret deal’ between Tanya Plibersek and the Greens.
Coalition divided by social media ban
In a lengthy Coalition partyroom meeting where two thirds of the debate was taken up talking about the ban, Nationals senator Matt Canavan and Liberal senator Alex Antic prepared to cross the floor while others reserved their right to do so.
PM locks in win on housing as Greens crumble
Anthony Albanese has secured the passage of his housing agenda in a significant pre-Christmas win, after staring down Greens demands.
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