Climate
Japan imports Australian gas yet has cheaper electricity than Australia?
The broken nature of Australia energy market has been highlighted by a report that Japanese households pay less for electricity than Australians do, despite Japanese electricity being reliant on Australian imported gas.
How many extra possums does it take to compensate for a dead platypus?
That’s the kind of calculation a bureaucrat would literally have to make under Environment Minister Murray Watt’s new ‘environmental laws’.
Gas lobby using tobacco tactics, former SA Premier warns
The fossil fuel sector is using “tobacco industry tactics” to maintain a bipartisan commitment to supporting gas expansion in Australia, former South Ausralian Labor Premier Mike Rann has said.
Bob Brown: when the law is wrong you have a duty to stand up against it
Dr Brown discusses crackdowns on environmental protestors, his multiple arrests, and the importance of civil disobedience.
Losing faith: new research shows young Australians have no confidence in either side of politics to tackle climate change
Fewer than a quarter of young Australians trust the nation's political leaders on climate
Getting real on emissions: The Hugh Saddler Memorial Lecture
In advance of the Hugh Saddler Memorial Lecture by former South Australian premier Mike Rann this evening, read about the lecture’s namesake and his contribution to the energy policy debate in Australia.
Independents’ warning on resources: don’t repeat mistakes of gas exports to Japan
Australians are being massively ripped off. We are paying higher prices for our gas than many of the countries that import our gas.
‘Not an eligible disaster’: FOI reveals Commonwealth resisted new aid for SA after algal bloom killed 250,000 marine animals
The documents, obtained under Freedom of Information, show Australia’s lack of preparedness for unexpected and extreme events driven by climate change and the limits of existing support programs.
Does the gas industry really support 215,000 jobs?
A new campaign, “Australia runs on natural gas”, uses this figure to argue that Australia needs new gas. But is it true?
