Politics Now: Net zero by 2050 'impossible', Abbott tells ARC
The former prime minister has lashed plans for net zero emissions by 2050 as 'utterly irrational' at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship conference in London.
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Free lunch troubles expose Liberals’ experience problem
Peter Dutton’s frontbench has much more real-world experience than the Labor ministry, but there has been a swath cut through the ranks of Liberals with treasury and financial experience.
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Minns ‘very concerned’ over minister’s fresh winery trip claim
NSW Premier Chris Minns is struggling to keep a lid on spiralling reports his transport minister, Jo Haylen, summoned a ministerial driver multiple times for ‘personal use’, saying he was unaware of a possible second winery trip.
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