The independent inquiry, led by former Labor minister Peter Garrett, has called for the nuclear-powered submarine deal to be scrapped immediately and a royal commission be established to investigate how Australia got into 'this mess'.
Australia has agreed to take responsibility for highly radioactive nuclear waste from its AUKUS submarines without publicly naming where it will be disposed of, an arrangement inquiry lead commissioner Peter Garrett has labelled “astonishing, reckless and cavalier”.
For the first time, the corporate regulator is checking whether these companies are telling the truth about what it will cost to remove the wells, pipelines and platforms they have left scattered across Australia’s seafloor. It is the most significant intervention into the sector’s clean-up accounting this country has seen, and it could rewrite the balance sheets of some of our biggest fossil fuel companies.
The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) has warned against further interest rate rises, with new research estimating that almost 900,000 fewer Australians would be in full-time work if the country had followed New Zealand’s economic path.
Australia’s growing divide over gun reform has drawn criticism from public health experts, who say the country’s patchwork of laws is putting communities at risk. It comes as New South Wales begins its biggest firearms buyback in three decades.
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Every year, the Business Council of Australia (BCA) puts out its report “Regulation Rumble”. This year’s report, as with previous reports, placed Victoria as the worst place to do business. And again, as with previous reports, it received rather unquestioning media reportage.
The New South Wales Government’s gun buyback begins today, aiming to reduce the number of guns in the state. It comes in the aftermath of the shootings at Bondi in December 2025.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his government lack the credibility to lead international climate negotiations at next week’s COP31 summit in Türkiye, according to academics.
Australia risks falling short of its global pledge to protect 30 per cent of the country’s land by 2030, with a new national review warning the biggest challenge isn’t just how much land is safeguarded, but whether it includes the ecosystems and species most at risk.
Motor racing could be permitted in parts of the long-awaited Great Koala National Park precinct, sparking outrage among conservationists who say the NSW Government is putting recreational activities ahead of protecting endangered koalas.
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