Your afternoon Briefing: EPA carbon move could sink gas projects

Good afternoon, readers. EPA reveals new carbon rules that could sink gas projects and why Milo Yiannopoulos’ visa is at risk.

Good afternoon, readers. The EPA has revealed new carbon rules that threaten to sink gas projects and why Milo Yiannopoulos’ visa is at risk.

Chevron Wheatstone platform

Carbon rule risks resources billions

An EPA crackdown in Western Australian could scuttle Woodside’s Scarborough gas project and Browse development, and affect existing LNG plants.

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Milo Yiannopoulos on stage at Le Montage in Lilyfield.

Why Milo’s visa is at risk

In a letter obtained by The Australian, Home Affairs officials have outlined to Milo Yiannopoulos the reasons why he may not pass the character test.

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05/03/2019: Julian Burnside, with Leader of the Australian Greens Dr Richard Di Natale, announces himself as the new Greens candidate for Kooyong to run against Josh Frydenberg. Stuart McEvoy/The Australian.

The Greens’ learned blockhead

High-flying barrister Julian Burnside has work to do in order to convince the great unwashed that he’s not just another pious toff, writes The Mocker.

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Marie Kondo's Netflix series has sparked a huge uplift in unwanted donations to op-shops in Australia and around the world. Picture: Toby Zerna/Netflix/Valeriu Campan

Kondo-mania sparks nightmare

The success of Marie Kondo’s Netflix series has prompted a flood of donations, but a lot of what people are offloading isn’t useful.

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Jack de Belin during St George Dragons rugby league training at WIN Stadium, Wollongong. Pic Brett Costello

Charged de Belin ‘free to play’

NRL star Jack de Belin is free to play this season as he hasn’t yet been stood down over a rape charge, a Federal Court has been told.