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Energy Minister Chris Bowen said the proposed changes to the safeguard mechanism will reduce Australia’s carbon footprint by 205m tonnes by 2030.
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Teals ‘biggest nimbys in town’, Thorpe ‘breached oath to Crown’: senator
Coalition senate leader Bridget McKenzie turned both barrels on independent MPs, calling for a 'constitutional' probe into Lidia Thorpe's outburst, while accusing the teals of hypocrisy and rank nimbyism on the housing crisis.
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Workplace ‘re-education camps’ speak to culture of weakness
Re-education camps are all the rage in 2024. The ABC, for example, is re-educating its staff about racism. It’s not entirely clear from its recent racism review what it means by racism.
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