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The Greens will push for Google to front an inquiry after the telco stopped ads for abortion services appearing on the platform, before reversing the decision.

AAP

The pandemic entered a new phase in 2022, but vaccines were still the major magnet for misinformation

A federal election and a pandemic groaning into its third year saw misinformation continue to spread apace in 2022. But one topic was particularly bad.

ABC News

Minister blasts gas giant 'Putin profits'

The federal government has laughed off criticism of its new energy laws as "Soviet-style", saying gas giants just want to keep hold of their record profits.

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Electricity generated by burning native Australian timber no longer classified as renewable energy

Labor revokes Abbott government move which allowed energy from burning wood waste to be counted with solar and wind

The Guardian - AU

Grattan on Friday: Morrison endures the witness box, while Albanese enjoys being in the box seat with the Senate

Scott Morrison will forever be known as “the bulldozer”, and he lived up to his self-description at the Robodebt royal commission this week.

The Conversation

Afternoon Update: Australia to impose coal and gas price limits; NSW blocks Byron Bay short-term housing cap; and UK airports ease liquids rule

Labor’s energy bill passes parliament including price caps

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton’s naked politicking over power prices is as cynical as it is calculating

The opposition leader is determined to reheat the climate wars, via whatever means and whatever the costs to Australia

The Guardian - AU

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All options open for electric plan: Bandt

Greens leader Adam Bandt says all options are on the table for negotiations with the government on a plan to help households transition away from gas.

AAP

ACT should have hired more drivers to avoid bus service cuts: Greens

The Greens' Jo Clay says the ACT should have done more to avoid cuts to weekday bus services.

The Canberra Times

Parliament passes federal government's energy relief package — as it happened

An energy relief package agreed to by national cabinet has been passed after parliament was recalled to deal with the legislation ahead of Christmas.

ABC News

Government imposes one-year price cap on gas, but Australians still face hundreds in energy bill rises

An extraordinary move to temporarily cap gas prices will slow runaway electricity costs, but Australians should still expect to see their bills increase next year.

ABC News

Power relief plan heads to the Senate

An energy relief package for households and businesses is nearing completion after clearing a major parliamentary hurdle, despite opposition from the coalition.

AAP

Live exports: just five of 38 eligible ships had Australian animal welfare observers

No reports have been published from observers on the five ships since independent monitoring program resumed in May

The Guardian - AU

Gas industry attempts to block price caps on fossil fuels shrugged off by Australian government

Crossbenchers express surprise at lack of direct lobbying from resource companies who may have been blindsided by ‘reasonable pricing’ test

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The Guardian - AU

Boost for Greens in upper house as Victoria confirms election result

Samantha Ratnam says Greens will work with Labor toward ‘progressive reform’ after her party quadruples upper house seats

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Morrison grilled at robodebt inquiry; Azealia Banks lashes Australia; and snakes have clitorises

And new details on the brothers behind Queensland ambush

ABC News

Plan to cap gas and coal prices wins enough support to pass parliament

The federal Greens are lending their support to a plan to cap coal and gas prices and provide energy bill relief in return for a funding package to help households and businesses get off gas faster.

The Conversation

Final Victorian election results: how would upper house look using the Senate system?

At the November 26 Victorian election, Labor won 15 of the 40 upper house seats (down three since 2018), the Coalition 14 (up three), the Greens four (up three), Legalise Cannabis two (up two), the Liberal Democrats one (down one), Animal Justice one (steady), the Shooters one (steady), Labour DLP…

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Energy debate recall a stunt, Dutton says

Peter Dutton says the recall of federal parliament to debate energy relief measures on Thursday was a political stunt.

The Guardian - AU

Coal-fired power plants could receive bulk of price cap compensation, Treasury briefings suggest

Generators likely to receive lion’s share of payments worth more than $500m after commonwealth said producers could be paid if costs exceed $125 a tonne

Newcastle Herald

Political players jostle as Labor unveils consultation draft of gas and coal price cap bill

Labor's power price relief bill to parliament

ABC News

Greens hold firm on demand for two-year power bill freeze ahead of vote on coal and gas price caps

The Greens, whose support is needed to pass a proposed price cap on gas and coal, are holding firm on their demand for a two-year freeze on energy bill prices, which they say will save households $750 and be paid for by fossil fuel companies.

Daily Record

Green party chief Lorna Slater calls on UK to copy France's domestic flights ban

EXCLUSIVE: The Scottish Greens co-leader said the French policy - which curbs short-haul flights where there is a rail alternative - should be looked at by Tory ministers.

The Conversation

'Complete elation' greeted Plibersek's big plans to protect nature - but hurdles litter the path

Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has announced a much-anticipated overhaul of Australia’s national environment law. The plan is rich with welcome new policies – but the path to change is littered with hurdles.

The New Daily

Paul Bongiorno: Politically charged Albanese braces for a high-voltage end to the year

Apparently, the penny hasn’t dropped that a longer term end to energy from fossil fuels is the very outcome voters are demanding.

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