Miners change tune on climate change
Peak mining industry body The Minerals Council of Australia has joined the fight on climate.
Opinion
Easy to point the finger
Demanding we abandon coal for climate is akin to asking NZ to give up love affair with sheep.
Ill wind for industry
There can now be no doubt that renewable energy failure was at the heart of SA’s blackout.
Nuclear ‘blow to carbon target’
Nuclear energy had a key role to play in meeting global carbon dioxide emissions reduction targets, a new report has said.
How to solve our energy problem
Wake up — coal and iron ore finance our wealthy lifestyles and protect the dollar.
A searing indictment of FBI
Americans deserve a full accounting of the missteps of James Comey and the FBI.
Corporate cringe has taken hold
Business leaders mute as their enemies work to change our democracy.
An important reminder about Winston Peters
New Zealand’s superpower prime minister Jacinda Ardern can do no wrong, it seems.
Defeated Democrats in retreat
Mueller report could be a game changer for Donald Trump.
Need for sustainable fiscal policy
Budget must avoid permanent spending on fleeting revenues.
Halo aside, Ardern is ordinary
The deification of Jacinda Ardern is underpinned by an extraordinary selectiveness when it comes to assessing the real political person.
Living wage is the stuff of utopia
The idea of a living wage is very seductive.
State win no guarantee federally
Voters can see past schools and hospitals and properly treat Canberra differently.
Mueller report ends conspiracy
The Mueller report won’t end this rancorous period in US politics, but it should put the Russia conspiracy file to bed.
Libs’ optimism based on illusion
The reactionary right are suddenly hailing the NSW Premier, who they had derided as too dripping wet to win.
‘Stunning victory for Trump’
The Mueller report clearing the US President of collusion is a vindication for Donald Trump, and a devastating defeat for Democrats.
Reality hits for dead-fish crew
The echo-chamber illusion that dead fish, solar subsidies and a good heart on the environment are election winners has been exposed.
Labor’s policy exhaustion exposed
Gladys Berejiklian has been returned with a moral and intellectual landslide from which NSW Labor will not easily recover.
Who will step up to lead Labor?
Although this campaign was supposed to be close, there was never much doubt who would come out on top.
Bubbly Gladys to get on with job
Gladys Berejiklian is said to have afforded herself one sip from one glass of champagne on Saturday night and then it was back to work.
Plibersek’s thoughts on travel claims
And spare a thought for Jane Caro, who has had rather a tough time of it with the NSW election.
Trust an academic to be so foolish
Another tedious critic of the West happy to bite the (taxpayer) hand feeding him.
Bush voters deliver brutal lesson
Scott Morrison can take heart from the NSW state Liberal victory but not much credit.
Berejiklian does it her way
By not talking about gender, Gladys Berejiklian has become the perfect role model for women and men.
Voters reward strong growth
The NSW election had lessons for federal Coalition in the regions.
Putting collusion claims to rest
US debate must shift to economic and strategic issues.
We need the truth to understand
Tarrant’s incoherent ‘manifesto’ must be understood so we can know our enemy.
This should be career-ending
Michael Daley was quick to say he wants to stay on as Labor leader, but how he’ll survive after this is hard to see.
Turning away from our heritage
After Brexit, Australia is likely to negotiate a trade deal first with Europe and then with Britain.
Move recognises today’s reality
Israel’s Golan Heights: US recognition of Israeli sovereignty sees the Middle East as it is.
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