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Nuclear power in Australia is a really bad idea. The ban ensures that is all it is
…waste is a bummer, it needs lots of water and when things go wrong, they REALLY go wrong. Australia’s electricity companies and major consumers like aluminum smelters all know this….
How government spending can reduce inflation | Between the Lines
…Circular Economy and Decarbonisation On Thursday we were joined by Planet Ark’s Head of Circular Economy Development, Nicole Garofano, talking to the Australia Institute’s Circular Economy & Waste Director, Nina…
Dutton's Gone Fission | Between the Lines
…thanks to our nation’s addiction to fast fashion. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgE7cf0Gp64 The Federal Government’s Seamless scheme – designed to manage Australia’s clothing waste crisis under circular economy principles – will launch on…
New union rights to boost workplace cooperation
…workplace. Now, their rights will be guaranteed. However, the report also warned unions not to waste the opportunity provided by new rights for paid training leave. “If they use it…
Off-Peak Hot Water: One Simple Change to Support Renewable Rollout
…billion in household electricity and energy costs by 2040. “The fact that we in Australia choose to waste cheap and clean renewable energy on a regular basis is absurd,” said…
The role of the whistleblower in pursuit of climate integrity
…bare the ongoing health impacts to First Nation communities of nuclear waste dumping, or the scientists, doctors, nurses and ecologists speaking out against the development of a major petrochemical hub…
Secret research undermines democracy
…having zero discussion of the costs of nuclear waste disposal and nuclear generation decommissioning. However, the fact that so many commentators, across various different sectors and news companies, have been…
Commonwealth live music inquiry: sing along with the chorus now…
…ago, before the pandemic laid waste to public gatherings. Between their two inquiries, the two major parties are singing from the same song sheet when it comes to supporting the…
Coal and gas mining in Australia
Mining has always been an important part of the Australian economy. What has changed is the unprecedented scale and pace of its expansion. This is already irrevocably altering the Australian…
Why the Telstra agreement will haunt the National Party: Lessons from the Democrats' GST Deal
The experience of the Democrats’ GST/MBE deal suggests that the Nationals’ Telstra agreement is likely to fail to protect the interests of rural and regional Australians and disappoint those in…







