Climate
Australia Last? Australia’s Resources Minister puts Japan ahead of Australians on gas and electricity prices
Despite our enormous energy reserves, Australian households are paying higher prices for electricity than Japanese consumers according to new analysis released today by the Australia Institute.
It wasn’t the laws that were too weak to stop those projects, it was the ministers
The Prime Minister is betting that by 2028 people will forget the North West Shelf and EPBC backflips, but it would be a brave backbencher willing to make that same bet.
Will Net Zero cost $9 trillion to Australia?
As the Nationals abandon their commitment to achieving net zero by 2050, leader David Littleproud has cited a stunning $9 trillion dollar price tag on the policy as a key reason for the move.
Fortescue: Fuel Tax Credit makes diesel 'artificially cheap', overhaul needed for climate
A Fortescue executive has called for a major overhaul of Australia’s $11 billion fuel tax credit scheme, arguing it undermines the nation’s climate goals by making diesel “artificially cheap”.
Coal royalties: Qld vs the world
Is it true 'Mines shut, jobs cut, $2.3bn GST lost, but Miles digs in on coal royalties scheme'
Explainer: What is 'National Interest Approval'
This part of the Environment Protection Reform Bill explanatory memorandum is generating rather a lot of interest
The gas industry is ripping us off, and 'it’s been an open secret for years': ACTU
ACTU calls for a 25% tax on gas exports to help fix Australia's housing problem
Votes by Woolies and Coles shareholders may determine the fate of the Maugean skate
The Australia Institute has documented that salmon farming in Tasmania’s Macquarie Harbour is endangering the Maugean skate and the harbour’s World Heritage value.
