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A simple gas tax has broad support. It could help soften the coming blow
With friends like these, who needs enemies?
Australia has significant power in the world, we should be using it more wisely
There are just under 200 countries in the world and Australia is in the G20.
We had several opportunities to prevent this energy crisis. So why didn’t we?
Well, well, well, if it isn’t the consequences of our own actions.
Running on empty: Australia’s hard truths on security
Energy security is national security. And for all the posturing from conservatives about “seeing Mad Max levels around the country right now” (whatever that means, the LNP’s Phil Thompson), they did this.
Australia’s gas ripoff cuts across political lines
Something happened in the Senate this week.
Off the Charts
Was your house freezing over winter? A bit more “red tape” could have kept you warm
“Deregulation” is back in the news, but this time it’s not Tony Abbott talking about “cutting red tape”, it’s Labor ministers.
Landslide Labor win out of proportion to primary vote
Labor won nearly two-thirds of all the seats in the House of Representatives with just over a third of first preferences.
Coal Mine Tracker
Since May 2022, the Federal Environment Minister has approved 12 new coal mines or expansions.
There are 31 additional proposals for new or expanded coal mines currently waiting for Federal Government approval.
If approved, the lifetime emissions from all 43 projects would be equivalent to keeping all of Australia’s coal-fired power stations operating for an additional 100 years.
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