Labor has been slammed for being “obsessed” with renewables and “out of touch” on its nuclear energy policy, ahead of a major climate change conference in the Middle East. Shadow Attorney-General Michaelia Cash accused Energy Minister Chris Bowen’s opposition of having a “completely, totally and utterly out of date” onContinue Reading
Ex-Australian prime minister Tony Abbott has claimed man-made global warming was “ahistorical and utterly implausible”, labelling climate activists and scientists as “cult”-like. During a speech at the UK launch of an Institute of Public Affairs report into energy policies in Australia, Mr Abbott took his most direct hits at scientificContinue Reading
Two million Aussies will need to change jobs if Australia is to become a net-zero nation by 2050, according to a new campaign. The country has a shocking clean energy skills shortage that is holding it back from meeting the target, according to a joint announcement by the Energy EfficiencyContinue Reading
Independent senator Lidia Thorpe has pulled out of an appearance on ABC’s Q&A panel, citing ongoing concerns over her security. In a post made in capital letters and shared on Facebook half an hour before the program’s start, Senator Thorpe said she would not be appearing on the program becauseContinue Reading
Replacing Australia’s retiring coal-fired power stations with the Coalition’s suggested nuclear energy model would cost taxpayers up to $387bn, new modelling suggests. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, backed particularly by junior Coalition partners the Nationals, has previously suggested that Australia could “convert or repurpose coal-fired plants and use the transmission connectionsContinue Reading
Climate change could force tradies to stop working during the hottest parts of the day, leading to millions of hours in lost productivity and stripping up to $423bn from the budget from over the next four decades. The “acute” and “chronic” impacts of climate change on Australia’s economy over theContinue Reading
An economic blueprint for Australia’s next 40 years will show the ballooning cost to sustain an ageing population and the challenges to pay for it amid sluggish growth. The latest iteration of the Intergenerational Report will be released on Thursday, painting a picture for the next four decades. It willContinue Reading
The Coalition is reportedly considering a “coal-to-nuclear transition” as part of its 2025 energy policy. The strategy aims to secure long-term baseload power, reduce emissions, and lower electricity prices, with plans to tap into Australia’s abundant uranium reserves. Australian regions the party believes are vulnerable to the shift from coalContinue Reading
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will still visit Australia next week as planned, despite the cancellation of the Quad leaders’ summit in Sydney, Anthony Albanese has confirmed. The Prime Minister was due to host Mr Modi, US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio — three of theContinue Reading
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says federal Labor’s budget will do little to help Australians struggling with the rising cost of living. The Liberal leader handed down his budget reply to the House of Representatives on Thursday night, two days after Treasurer Jim Chalmers outlined the government’s economic plan for theContinue Reading