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- Chris Bowen makes last-minute diplomatic stop in Turkey as Australia ramps up bid to host Cop31 Sat, 16 Nov 24, 1:00amClimate change minister’s effort to convince Ankara to drop out underlines push for ‘Pacific Cop’
- Support for nuclear power will evaporate at next election, Chris Bowen predicts Mon, 4 Nov 24, 10:31amPolling shows that Australians prefer renewables, climate change and energy minister says
- AEMO Head Avoids Endorsing a Government Guarantee that Renewables will Reduce Energy Prices Thu, 24 Oct 24, 12:00pmThe Australian Energy Market Operator, the industry body tasked with overseeing electricity supplies in East Coast Australia, has shied away from endorsing an Aussie government claim that renewables will reduce prices.
- Coalition pledge to subsidise Australia’s most expensive form of energy makes ‘no sense’, Labor says Wed, 16 Oct 24, 6:16pmChris Bowen questions why gas companies who already produce energy should get windfall gain under opposition’s plan
- Labor pumps $160m into Westpac fund offering lower-interest loans for household energy upgrades Sun, 18 Aug 24, 12:19pmBut the loans are only available to those who already have or are approved for a Westpac home or investment loan of at least $150,000
- Labor says ‘no mandated sanction’ after senator crosses floor – as it happened Tue, 25 Jun 24, 6:59pmThis blog is now closed.Labor senator Fatima Payman says each step ‘felt like a mile’ after crossing floor to back Palestine motionJulian Assange plea deal: follow our live coverageGet our morning and afternoon news emails,...
- Australia politics live: energy debate and Assange plea deal dominate question time Tue, 25 Jun 24, 4:00pmFollow today’s news headlines liveJulian Assange plea deal: follow our live coverageWatch: Anthony Albanese tells parliament he wants Julian Assange ‘brought home to Australia’Get our morning and afternoon news emails,...
- Australia politics live: electoral commissioner warns of AI ‘turbocharging’ online conspiracy theories at next federal election Tue, 25 Jun 24, 1:01pmTom Rogers said the spread of ‘unhinged’ conspiracies on social media could present a major challenge. Follow today’s news headlines live
- Australia politics live: Julian Assange expected to plead guilty in espionage case in deal that may end imprisonment and allow return to Australia Tue, 25 Jun 24, 10:00amUS prosecutors filed criminal paperwork against Assange that is typically a preliminary step before a plea deal. Follow today’s news headlines live
- What Global Glut? Incompetent Aussie Government to Subsidise Fake Solar Panel Manufacturing Jobs Tue, 9 Apr 24, 11:00amSubsidising capacity expansion in the middle of a glut - these jobs will evaporate as soon as the subsidies dry up.
- Aussie Security Committee Madness: Spy Agency Chiefs Kicked Out, Replaced by Climate Head Wed, 20 Mar 24, 4:00pmImagine if the CIA and FBI were disinvited from the US National Security Council, and replaced by the head of the EPA. Because this is the grotesque level of government incompetence Aussies are enduring.
- Electric or Bust: Aussie Climate Minister’s Plan to Boost China and Hurt US Automakers Fri, 8 Mar 24, 9:00pmAussie federal climate minister Chris Bowen plan is to force mainly US ICE manufacturers to buy carbon credits from mainly Chinese EV manufacturers.
- Jim Chalmers to push for incentives for sustainable mining amid concerns over Australian nickel Wed, 28 Feb 24, 10:42pmSpeaking at the G20 in Brazil, treasurer will also warn that Australia easing into lower inflation without a recession is ‘not assured’
- Albanese government secures further gas supply before meeting on cost-of-living relief Mon, 22 Jan 24, 1:00amDeal aimed at keeping energy bills affordable will see 260 petajoules supplied to gas-fired power stations in Australia’s south-east coast until 2033
- Cop28: Australia, US and UK say they won’t sign agreement that would be ‘death certificate’ for small islands Tue, 12 Dec 23, 8:43amAustralian climate change minister, Chris Bowen, says umbrella group of countries is united in saying draft agreement is too weak