Life-saving medicines to be made locally The government announced $23m in funding for a facility to see medicines to treat cancer and kidney disease manufactured Australia instead of overseas. AAP · Apr 3, 2022
Switching off: Inside Eraring power station as staff come to terms with its closure Shock, denial, stress, anger. Workers are struggling to comprehend the early closure of Australia’s largest coal-fired power station and the plan for what comes next. ABC News · Apr 2, 2022
ACF rejects Angus Taylor’s claim it eased off attacking Australia’s carbon credit scheme Conservation group says it backs former government adviser who described the system as a fraud on the environment and taxpayers The Guardian - AU · Apr 1, 2022
The Morrison government's $50 million gas handout undermines climate targets and does nothing to improve energy security Tuesday night’s federal budget confirmed the Morrison government will spend A$50.3 million on gas projects in the Northern Territory, South Australia and the east coast. The Conversation · Mar 31, 2022
Minister rejects carbon credit criticism Criticism of the federal government's carbon credit scheme is "completely unfounded" and a political attack, the energy and emissions reduction minister says. AAP · Mar 31, 2022
Budget papers show Morrison government to reduce annual climate spending over next four years Yearly expenditure on climate change programs expected to be 35% lower in 2025-26 than now The Guardian - AU · Mar 29, 2022
New gas, technologies key to energy future Vast gas reserves, technologies and new critical minerals projects will power economic growth and meet future energy needs, according to the budget blueprint. AAP · Mar 29, 2022
Russia’s murderous regime is propped up by oil and gas – Australia and the world must switch The atrocities against Ukraine have to be stopped. Dismantling and replacing the fossil fuel system that funds the war is a good place to start The Guardian - AU · Mar 28, 2022
Government plan to let renewable agency fund fossil fuels blocked after Liberal-led committee’s motion Committee says changes should be made through legislation, not regulation, as energy minister says they will be revisited at a later date The Guardian - AU · Mar 28, 2022
‘David and Goliath’ battle over waste-to-energy plan in Angus Taylor’s NSW seat generates electoral heat Hume residents fear toxic pollutants will result from an incinerator many feel is being forced upon them The Guardian - AU · Mar 26, 2022
Sold out: why Australia doesn’t have enough electric vehicles to go around Waiting lists of thousands, cars selling out in seconds – welcome to the frustrating world of the Australian EV buyer The Guardian - AU · Mar 26, 2022
Labor promises review of Australia’s carbon credit system after allegations it is ‘largely a sham’ Chris Bowen says Labor wants to ensure system has integrity after whistleblower’s claims The Guardian - AU · Mar 25, 2022
It’s nonsense for Angus Taylor to suggest Australia could face an energy crisis like Europe’s Australia already has energy independence and extracts more gas than it needs to meet domestic demand. Indeed three-quarters is exported as LNG The Guardian - AU · Mar 24, 2022
Insider blows whistle on Australia's greenhouse gas reduction schemes The former chair of the Emissions Reduction Assurance Committee, Andrew Macintosh, says Australia's carbon offset schemes lack integrity. ABC News · Mar 23, 2022
The Guardian - AU · Mar 23, 2022 Australia’s carbon credit scheme ‘largely a sham’, says whistleblower who tried to rein it in Prof Andrew Macintosh says the system, which gives credits for projects such as regrowing native forests after clearing, is ‘a fraud’ on taxpayers and consumers
ABC News · Mar 22, 2022 How much is it costing the Australian government to send 70,000 tonnes of coal to Ukraine? The federal government is remaining tight-lipped about the cost of a deal made with Whitehaven Coal to ship thermal coal to Ukraine.
ABC News · Mar 20, 2022 Carbon credit companies to cash in on multi-billion-dollar windfall from the government Private companies are set to receive a multi-billion-dollar windfall, after being allowed to break long-standing government supply contracts to cash in on a booming carbon credit market.
The Guardian - AU · Mar 13, 2022 Icac queries grant made by John Barilaro to company linked to Angus Taylor’s family Icac refuses to confirm or deny if it’s investigating, but has asked questions about the $107,000 grant
The Guardian - AU · Mar 9, 2022 Angus Taylor attacks Beetaloo Basin activists and says Australia right to expand fossil fuels Taylor says Australia has ‘kept our foot on the accelerator’ when it comes to supply of oil and gas
The Guardian - AU · Feb 25, 2022 Farmers’ fund to cover some of Angus Taylor company’s costs to challenge finding land cleared illegally Energy minister in rare position of being linked to case opposing his own government’s decision on Jam Land, part-owned by Taylor and brother
The Guardian - AU · Feb 23, 2022 Morrison condemns Moscow’s ‘brutal’ attack on neighbour – as it happened This blog is now closed
The Guardian - AU · Feb 18, 2022 Clean energy companies plea for government ‘not to get in the way’ of renewable shift As Australia’s largest coal-fired plant announces an early closure, groups say government intervention in market ‘undermines confidence’
ABC News · Feb 17, 2022 Exit of coal-fired power station Eraring 'unlikely' to hit prices, but grid stability's a concern Energy experts have hosed down concerns the early closure of Eraring coal-fired power station near Newcastle could spark electricity price spikes and throw the security of the grid into peril.
The Guardian - AU · Feb 17, 2022 The early closure of Australia’s biggest coal plant caught Angus Taylor by surprise – but it shouldn’t have The shift to a grid that runs on renewables is a manageable transformation, but the federal government’s approach still frustrates
Newcastle Herald · Feb 7, 2022 Snowy Hydro boss says lot more gas plants in pipeline Green groups have slammed the government for pushing ahead with its new power station.