'We'll turn the tide': thousands rally against Port Stephens offshore wind Three generations of fishermen were among the cast of more than 2000. Newcastle Herald · Oct 7, 2023
LNP using offshore wind concerns in political game Barnaby Joyce is headlining an anti-offshore wind rally in Port Stephens. Newcastle Herald · Oct 6, 2023
Afternoon Update: UN warns climate inaction has ‘opened gates to hell’; Frydenberg won’t contest election; and a new review website for subpar rentals Meanwhile, Twitter has been ranked the worst of five major tech platforms for spreading climate change misinformation The Guardian - AU · Sep 21, 2023
Australian MPs lobby US for Julian Assange to come home Members of the Greens, Liberals, Labor, the Nationals and independents have joined forces to urge the US to end persecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. AAP · Sep 20, 2023
Albanese accuses Warren Mundine of splitting from no campaign over treaties and Australia Day PM’s response comes as senior Liberal source says Mundine ‘made it very difficult for himself’ in race to succeed retiring NSW senator Marise Payne The Guardian - AU · Sep 18, 2023
Don’t listen to Barnaby Joyce – New England loves renewable energy The loud bloke in a hat’s increasingly pro-nuclear, anything-but-renewables stance is out of touch with his NSW electorate The Guardian - AU · Sep 15, 2023
View from The Hill: Australia's bid for Julian Assange's freedom presents formidable problems for Joe Biden In his relatively brief time as prime minister, Anthony Albanese has had very extensive contact with US President Joe Biden. According to the prime minister’s office, Albanese has had four formal meetings with him, plus two Quad meetings, and several other less formal discussions. They’ll rub shoulders again at the… The Conversation · Sep 8, 2023
Afternoon Update: Hong Kong’s heaviest rain in 139 years; faulty seatbelt cameras in Queensland; and climate activists halt US Open City records 158mm of rain in an hour, causing widespread flooding and disrupting road and rail traffic The Guardian - AU · Sep 8, 2023
Peter Dutton rejects Nationals push to overturn commitment to net zero Liberal leader says Coalition ‘committed’ to policy after Barnaby Joyce labelled its cost ‘utterly untenable’ The Guardian - AU · Sep 7, 2023
Barnaby Joyce labels net zero ‘utterly untenable’ as potential Coalition rift emerges over climate Michaelia Cash insists Liberals are committed to 2050 goal under Peter Dutton as National party conference considers dropping the policy The Guardian - AU · Sep 7, 2023
Afternoon Update: Labor under fire over Qatar Airways decision; sharks attack yacht off Cairns; and AFL clubs rake in $40m from pokies Transport minister defends decision not to grant Qatar Airways additional capacity, claiming the request was ‘unprecedented’ The Guardian - AU · Sep 6, 2023
Afternoon Update: unions welcome Joyce’s early exit; Australia tops G20 coal emissions; and the Rolling Stones’ new album Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Afternoon Update here, and start your day with our Morning Mail newsletter. The Guardian - AU · Sep 5, 2023
Australian MPs to lobby US to drop Julian Assange prosecution or risk ‘very dangerous’ precedent for Russia and China Cross-party delegation of Australian politicians to travel to US in attempt to build momentum against extraditing WikiLeaks founder The Guardian - AU · Sep 5, 2023
Thomas Mayo urges regional NSW to vote yes as Armidale turns out for Indigenous voice event Three hundred people packed into Armidale town hall to hear the yes campaigner, four months after New England hosted no campaign event The Guardian - AU · Aug 29, 2023
The Conversation · Aug 21, 2023 A retiring NZ MP has suggested joining Australia – we should at least think about it (before saying no) Big policy ideas usually don’t come up in parliamentary valedictory speeches – they’re for saying goodbye and thank you. So departing Labour MP Jamie Strange was the exception last week when he made a case for New Zealand and Australia becoming one country.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 19, 2023 The week in review: the Matildas’ public holiday debate was ultimately moot – but let’s not live in the past à la Barnaby Joyce In a week that left Joyce even more red-faced than usual, he wasn’t the only politician to find himself as a man out of time
The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2023 The England v Australia rivalry rears its head in a World Cup semi-final In today’s Football Daily: The World Cup semis loom, TV troubles and more
Evening Standard · Aug 14, 2023 Own goal! Australia’s former deputy PM missed nail-biting World Cup win after watching wrong match by mistake Australia’s former deputy prime minister has revealed that he missed his country’s dramatic penalty shootout win over France because he was watching the wrong match.
Pedestrian.tv · Aug 14, 2023 Barnaby Joyce Admitted To Accidentally Watching The Wrong Matildas Game & At Least A Win’s A Win Barnaby Joyce has admitted that he spent his Saturday night watching the wrong Matilda's game when a pub played a match from July.
The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2023 Australian politician accidentally watches wrong Women’s World Cup match at pub Former deputy PM red-faced as he admits missing historic penalty shootout
The Guardian - AU · Aug 14, 2023 Barnaby Joyce admits watching wrong Matildas game after pub showed July friendly Former deputy prime minister says ‘such is life’ after pub showed Australian team’s July friendly rather than thrilling Women’s World Cup quarter-final win over France
The Guardian - AU · Jul 9, 2023 PM says Ukraine membership ‘a matter for Nato’ – as it happened This blog is now closed.
The Guardian - AU · Jun 29, 2023 Barnaby Joyce and Keith Pitt oppose total ban of online gambling ads National party MPs argue it is a ‘legitimate industry’ and that it should be ‘managed appropriately’ to avoid commercial stations suffering
The New Daily · Jun 25, 2023 ‘Overinflated opinion of himself’: Nationals MPs speak out on chances of Barnaby return Nationals MPs have poured cold water on the prospects of Barnaby Joyce returning to the party's leadership and a challenge for the top job.
The Guardian - AU · Jun 23, 2023 Barnaby Joyce apologised to Peter Dutton for breaking ranks over the Biloela family A letter written at the time reveals that Joyce told Dutton he could not justify deporting the Murugappan family, whose two children were born in Australia