Peter Dutton’s vow to axe Australia’s 2030 climate emissions target has been attacked, with a senior government minister warning the Opposition Leader was a ‘real risk’. Mr Dutton said he would scrap Labor’s legislated target for 43 per cent emissions reduction by 2030 at the federal election due by MayContinue Reading
Jim Chalmers has taken aim at Peter Dutton, branding the alternative prime minister’s pitch to small business leaders as a “rant long on nasty negativity” that lacked creditably. The Treasurer’s accusation followed an address by the Opposition Leader to a conference in Sydney on Wednesday morning, where he laid outContinue Reading
Support for federal Labor has plunged to its lowest levels on record since the last election, while Anthony Albanese retains his lead over Peter Dutton as the preferred Prime Minister. The latest Newspoll, published by the Australian, shows Labor’s primary vote fell a point to 32 per cent since February.Continue Reading
Taxpayers would be forced to foot the bill for a portion of the Coalition’s mooted nuclear energy push, the opposition has confirmed, as it bats away questions over the cost, timeframe and commercial viability of local nuclear generation. Speaking on Sunday, opposition energy spokesman Ted O’Brien said Commonwealth funds wouldContinue Reading