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Meanwhile, Huge Profit for Australian Fossil Fuel Exporters

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Post date December 12, 2022
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Fossil fuel exporters’ $140b profit as bills soar

The Albanese government should be applauded for leading national cooperation underpinning our energy transformation.

How much more revenue would the Australian government have if it taxed gas companies properly? | Greg Jericho

At a time when people are struggling to pay the bills, a windfall profits tax could have doubled jobseeker or funded aged care

Press Conference – Kirribilli House, Sydney | Prime Minister of Australia

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: National Cabinet met virtually today to discuss national priorities, and I want to thank the premiers and chief ministers for the ongoing constructive spirit in which they’ve engaged in discussions. Today was important. We heard from Professor Michael Kidd, the Acti…

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Feature Room or Just Same Old Climate Inaction

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Post date June 23, 2022
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Sussan Ley backs Peter Dutton’s decision to oppose emissions legislation but signals future room for change

Deputy opposition leader criticises government’s 43% reduction target but says Liberal party’s climate position is not fixed

Sussan Ley does not have duty of care to protect young from climate crisis, appeal court rules

Eight teenagers and a nun had previously won their case against the federal environment minister related to the expansion of a NSW coalmine

Environment Minister wins landmark climate change case, overturning a world-first ‘duty of care’ ruling

Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley successfully argues she does not have a duty of care to protect young people from climate change when assessing fossil fuel projects.

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Australia: More Money and More Fossil Fuels after Floods

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Post date March 23, 2022
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Taylor’s latest $50m gas subsidy splurge deplored as “slap in the face for flood victims”

Morrison government pours more money into the gas industry, defying calls for Australia to stop the expansion of fossil fuel industries.

Scott Morrison says coal power stations should ‘run as long as they possibly can’

Prime minister says it would be ‘fine’ for private sector to build new coal power plants if commercially viable

“Stupid investment”: UN chief slams coal and Australia in extraordinary climate speech

UN chief Antonio Guterres slams Australia as a climate “hold out” and labels coal a “stupid investment”.

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QLD/NSW 2022 Floods, Record Breaking Again

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Post date March 5, 2022
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What caused the ‘rain bomb’? How the unprecedented Queensland and NSW 2022 floods unfolded

The damage was much worse than predicted. So how did it come about, and how does it compare to the 2011 Brisbane disaster?

Record flooding in Australia driven by La Niña and climate change

A slow-moving low-pressure system has dropped 790 millimetres of rain on Brisbane in one week, causing floods that have claimed eight lives

Make no mistake: these floods are climate change playing out in real time

Australians face the cascading and compounding impacts of natural disasters, but also the risk that we will not adapt fast enough.

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Angus Taylor launches fresh attempt to use clean energy body to fund CCS/Fossil Fuel projects

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Post date November 12, 2021
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Angus Taylor launches fresh attempt to use clean energy body to fund CCS projects

Morrison government will again try to overhaul a key clean energy fund in attempt to direct $500 million to CCS and ‘low emissions’ tech.

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We know Net Zero 2050 Is NOT a Real Call For Action But Still …

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Post date November 7, 2021
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Matt Canavan vows to continue campaigning against net zero plan

Queensland Senator Matt Canavan has revealed he will continue to advocate against the Coalition’s plan for net zero emissions by 2050.

https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/politics/nationals-senator-matt-canavan-warns-coalitions-net-zero-by-2050-plan-will-end-in-tears/news-story/33a1109f9a88d9b8971883bf61fecb59

The men in power who have stalled Australia’s climate action

We thought we’d give you a quick reminder of some of the men who have stalled Australia’s progress on climate action over the past eight years.

Net zero ‘could get ugly’ if PM rams plan through, Canavan warns

LNP senator Matt Canavan has threatened to vote against his own government’s legislation and campaign against a net-zero target.

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https://www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/a-netzero-target-means-netzero-development/news-story/de2b38ab90cbefefdc39a4e5af2c9094

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A new Sky News documentary will lift the lid on renewable energy, and reveal why nuclear power is the answer to Australia’s energy challenges.

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/technology/environment/the-clean-energy-debate-new-sky-news-documentary-lifts-the-lid-on-renewable-energy/news-story/81e626ce9a82d745f584df58d11bcb83

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Even the BS Emission Target Won’t Happen with the Nationals

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Post date October 18, 2021
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The Nationals won’t support a much tougher 2030 emissions target, Barnaby Joyce says

Junior Coalition party briefed on Morrison government’s climate policy proposal by minister Angus Taylor

Nationals won’t be ‘held hostage’ over net-zero emissions target

After a marathon four hours of talks the Nationals emerged on Sunday with no clear agreement on a climate plan for net-zero emissions by 2050.

‘Your mob’: Barnaby blows up at ABC host

Barnaby Joyce has hit back at an ABC host after the Nationals leader came under fire for his party failing to reach a net-zero position ahead of the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow.

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Consumers would pay under ‘sneaky carbon tax’: Taylor

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Post date October 12, 2021
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Consumers would pay under ‘sneaky carbon tax’: Taylor

Energy Minister Angus Taylor says customers would pay if industry had to cut its emissions harder, defying a push for more aggressive action on climate change.