Major parties must work together on energy security focus
Former defence experts have previously warned the government about the security risks posed by climate change. Co-operation and bipartisanship are sorely needed to tackle this issue.
Climate Change
Trudeau brings curtain down on world woke show
Albanese has a lot of lessons to learn from Canadian PM’s demise.
St Baker still backing Tritium despite $100m loss
Trevor St Baker says he is looking to support the electric vehicle fast-charging firm despite recently losing big on the spectacular failure of the Brisbane manufacturer.
As tensions rise, it’s time to get hawkish on energy security
In our tinderbox of a world, defence and climate security are both essential for our future, with a lack of the latter potentially being the proverbial match that sets the entire thing ablaze.
Nation’s power needs are the real issue and renewables can’t cut it
Green energy simply cannot reliably deliver our entire power supply. The need for nuclear power is not an option, it is a must.
Federal opposition’s emissions retreat ‘would sideline Australia’
The opposition’s plan to unwind mandatory emissions reporting for polluters would marginalise Australia on the world stage as others seek greater corporate accountability, a top law firm says.
Why Australia will face crippling crime boom
As temperatures continue to soar, a sobering study has found climate change will be responsible for 72,000 additional crimes a year in Australia.
Countless flaws in the nation’s energy policy numbers game
The government is dragging the whole of Australia down the path of a country-sized sunk cost fallacy. How many of us still believe Energy Minister Chris Bowen’s claims on renewables costing.
‘Not a place for respectful debate’: Chris Bowen quits X
The Energy Minister says the Elon Musk-owned platform does not allow for informed conversations on issues like climate change.
How Julia Gillard could have helped to save the voice
Fifteen years ago, in an attempt to regain credibility over climate change, Julia Gillard made a political misjudgment. She has since admitted she made a mistake, which had ramifications for Anthony Albanese.
Renewables industry can do better, says energy tsar
New energy infrastructure commissioner Tony Mahar knows all about community unrest in renewables hotspots. What will he do about it?
Energy bosses urge market certainty in switch to renewables
Australia’s energy chiefs, and their biggest customers, are calling for policy certainty from government to ensure a more efficient and prosperous transition to renewable power.
Coalition outrage over Holmes a Court’s ‘Rolf Harris’ jibe
Activist and businessman Simon Holmes a Court has compared Scott Morrison’s popularity to that of sex offender Rolf Harris, with the Coalition demanding the teal MPs backed by the Climate 200 founder explain their position.
Treasury slammed big-spending climate policy
Treasury warned Howard government ministers not to pursue climate policies that relied heavily on regulations, grants and subsidies rather than the market.
PM needs to learn how to distinguish weather from climate
The Prime Minister’s statement about the fires in the Grampians – that natural disasters have become “more intense” and “more frequent” during his time in office – is in contradiction to global data.
Chalmers’ economy, nuclear energy, immigration and climate claims
The front page headline, ‘Jim’s pitch: worst behind us’, reminds of Mandy Rice-Davies’ ‘well, he would say that, wouldn’t he.’ Plus nuclear energy, immigration and climate claims.
Sustainability regulations up the ante for Australian directors
Australia’s new climate-related financial disclosure regime means businesses are on the brink of a significant shift in corporate responsibility.
Albanese’s climate sideshow is short on hard facts
For Anthony Albanese to claim that natural disasters have become more frequent and more intense under his prime ministership suggests our leaders are losing all sense of perspective.
Energy equation still chasing a perfect set of numbers
With renewable energy costs well and truly sunk, inconvenient as it may be, it seems there is now no easy way out of the energy mess regardless of who wins the next election.
Keeping the door closed on nuclear makes zero sense
The Albanese government wants us to believe it governs in the Hawke tradition. But Bob Hawke believed in the contest of ideas and on nuclear believed we should ‘put all the passions and prejudices to one side and look at the facts’.
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