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The Nationals have had a major win in having the opposition commit give the ACCC divestiture powers.
Putting aside concerns about feasibility and cost, it’s difficult to square the policy with the basic principles on which the Liberal Party was founded.
While Labor has a small bump in the polls, the prime minister’s net approval rating has hit its lowest point this year. But voters are more disapproving of Peter Dutton.
Nuclear power stations produce high-level radioactive waste. It is dangerous for hundreds of thousands of years — and so far, the world has failed to deliver a safe, permanent storage method.
The Coalition is sending mixed messages on community consultation when it comes to nuclear power. If the community never has the authority to influence the outcome, is it actually “consultation”?
A campaign fought on climate and energy might benefit the Greens and the Teal independents – but the prevailing state of the economy will determine their ability to capitalise.
If a future Coalition government were to bring nuclear into the mix, energy costs for residential and especially industrial customers would likely increase.
In the timing of his announcement, Peter Dutton is putting his nuclear power policy through an early stress test.
The Coalition’s nuclear policy announcement leaves many burning questions. Exactly what kind of reactors will be built? Who will build them? And how much they will cost?
The opposition leader has unveiled his controversial nuclear plan, claiming it could be operational by the 2030s.
Weakening climate ambition as China strengthens its climate targets would undercut Australia’s strategy in our Pacific region.
If Australia is to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, the Coalition needs to stump up with a plan to decarbonise the entire economy.
In a big-target strategy, characterised by a truck load of negativity, as well as laced with a dash of policy adventurism, Peter Dutton is taking the Liberals right back to Tony Abbott’s days.
Dutton on Tuesday reaffirmed the opposition was committed to the net zero by 2050 target but said they would only announce its medium term emission reduction targets after the next election.
Significant diplomatic and economic repercussions would result from Australia watering down our 2030 targets.
Labor’s. fortunes continue to slide in the wake of the failed Voice to Parliament referendum.
The government is embarking on a fraught journey – trying to turn the PM’s promise of action against hate speech into law.
Where do free speech rights end and professional journalistic obligations begin? For journalists in the public eye, it can be hard to tell.
Queensland Premier Steven Miles is falling behind his Liberal counterpart as preferred premier. Federally, Labor and the Coalition remain tied, according to Freshwater polling.
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