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Hybrid cars are having a moment – even though they’re dirtier than we think. What’s behind their popularity?

Just last year, data suggested plug-in hybrid cars were on the way out in Australia. But they’re back. New data shows plug-in hybrids and conventional hybrids combined have overtaken battery electric vehicle sales in the first quarter of 2024. The trend continued during April and May.

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Does the Coalition’s case for nuclear power stack up? We factcheck seven key claims

Cheaper electricity, less emissions and ready by 2035 are some of the Coalition’s core promises on nuclear energy, but are they backed by evidence?

The Guardian - AU

‘No credible reason’ to expect cheaper power bills under Peter Dutton’s nuclear energy plan, experts say

Tony Wood of the Grattan Institute rejects Coalition’s claim electricity prices are high due to Labor’s renewables policy

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Here’s what we know about the Coalition’s seven planned nuclear power sites

Peter Dutton has revealed the Coalition would use existing power stations in Queensland, NSW, Victoria and WA for nuclear energy. But from there it gets tricky

The Guardian - AU

Chris Bowen labels Coalition’s nuclear plan a ‘risky scam’ as premiers affirm state bans

Energy minister’s comments come as Nationals leader David Littleproud refutes deputy’s claims plants won’t be built if communities were opposed

The Guardian - AU

Australian opposition puts nation's first nuclear power plants in its energy plan ahead of elections

Australia’s main opposition party says it plans to build Australia’s first nuclear power plants as early as 2035, arguing the government’s policies for decarbonizing the economy with renewable energy will not work

The Independent UK

Peter Dutton has promised to solve our energy problems – but his nuclear policy still leaves Australians in the dark

In 1971 on a family holiday, my father drove us to look at a huge concrete slab at Jervis Bay, on the South Coast of New South Wales. Still visible today, it was the foundation for what would have been Australia’s first nuclear power plant.

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Dutton goes nuclear, proposing seven government-owned generators with the first starting in 2030s

Opposition leader Peter Dutton has announced seven sites for reactors, unveiling his long-awaited and highly-controversial policy for nuclear power with the claim it could start operating from the 2030s.

The Conversation

The AEC has redrawn the boundaries for federal seats. How will this affect the next election?

Redistributions are held to keep the number of enrolled voters in each seat roughly equal. In Australia, this equal population per seat is possible for a particular state or territory’s seats, but not for all seats in the House of Representatives.

The Conversation

Big-government Dutton STILL can’t say how he will build seven nuclear reactors

Peter Dutton has unveiled his plan for seven nuclear reactors in Australia. But he can’t say how he’ll build them, or how much it will cost.

Crikey

Matt Kean bows out, taking what’s left of reforming politics with him

Matt Kean was unusual in knowing how to use power and using it to deliver real reform. There are few like him.

Crikey

NSW Labor celebrates billions in extra revenue with a plunge into deficit

NSW Labor’s second budget keeps the state’s finances in the red — but it has a better case for it than its Queensland counterparts.

Crikey

Jane Hume reignites the ‘gender’ wars ahead of the election

I suspect most Australian women don’t see addressing the cost of early childhood education or superannuation on parental leave as ‘welfare’.

Crikey

Leaders condemn 'ugly' political attack on MP's office

A federal Jewish MP whose office was vandalised and set alight fears people will get hurt if local tensions over the Israel-Gaza conflict continue to escalate.

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Coalition’s nuclear plan to be unveiled

After months of stalling, Peter Dutton will today reveal his nuclear power policy, and the NSW budget puts aside $5.1 billion for new social housing.

AAP

Inflation-wary Reserve Bank spells long wait for cuts

Stalling progress on inflation has the central bank on high alert as political sparring continues over the impact of state and federal budgets on prices.

The Guardian - AU

Labor senator Fatima Payman calls on government to ‘recognise Palestine’ in rebuke to Albanese

Party were ‘fierce champions of Palestine’ in opposition and they must ‘summon that spirit of old’, she writes for Al Jazeera

The Guardian - AU

Matt Kean, a sometimes lone Coalition voice on climate threat, announces shock retirement

NSW Liberal MP rules out running for federal parliament as he exits state politics after 13 years

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Treasurer touts ‘responsible’ 2024 NSW budget in tough economic times – but others will make that call

Rating agencies and the RBA among those marking the treasurer’s handiwork which he says is focused on spending restraint

Crikey

Labor’s ability to fight the climate wars next election has significantly weakened

Australia’s environmental laws are embarrassing us on the world stage — and are complicit in the destruction of our natural environment.

Crikey

Global bullshit index? Australia and the clichés of competitiveness

Australia’s global economic competitiveness has shot up dramatically — if you believe a new global competitiveness report. We’re not so sure.

Crikey

On climate, Dutton is officially worse than Abbott. Why doesn’t the press gallery care?

Peter Dutton having a worse climate policy than Tony Abbott, or proposing one of Australia’s biggest infrastructure projects, should be receiving far more attention than it’s getting.

Crikey

The Chinese premier wants Australia to look at the sun. We fear being blinded

Premier Li Qiang’s visit to Australia has advocated ‘shelving differences’. But the tensions between the two nations appear insurmountable within government and media alike.

The Guardian - AU

RBA governor says inflation still above target; Matt Kean to retire from politics – as it happened

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Morning Mail: Labor regains poll lead, call for better therapy regulation, Netanyahu power grab

Guardian Essential survey shows voters are split over emissions target; Israeli prime minister dissolves war cabinet to seize greater control

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