South Australia tells gas industry the state is ‘at your disposal’
South Australia’s minister for energy and mining has told a conference of the oil and gas industry in Adelaide that his state government is “at your disposal”. Tom Koutsantonis made the extraordinary comments during his address to the Australian Petroleum…
Albanese government approves first new coalmine since taking power
The Australian government has approved a new coalmine development for the first time since it was elected last year. Tanya Plibersek, the federal environment minister, indicated she would give the green light to the Isaac River coalmine in Queensland’s Bowen…
The future is bleak: will the budget help young people? | Fiona Katauskas
The future is bleak: will the budget help young people? | Fiona Katauskas | Opinion | The Guardian Skip to main content
Generational crimes are being committed thick and fast. No wonder Australian kids don’t vote conservative | Jeff Sparrow
Among the myriad indicators of Liberal dysfunction, one statistic leaps out: voters under 34 now prefer the Greens to the Coalition. The figures suggest Australian youth reject the traditional alternative government, opting instead for a party considerably to Labor’s left….
Reliance on Australia’s military during natural disasters comes at a cost, senator says
Australia needs to rethink how it uses its defence force for natural disasters, reserving its troops for conflict and limiting their deployment except for in the most extreme events, according to the government’s special envoy for disaster recovery, senator Tony…
Advice on voice a ‘cynical political tactic’ to confuse voters, Coalition claims – as it happened
From 13h ago The Coalition is still not satisfied with the release of the solicitor general advice on the Indigenous voice, with new shadow attorney general Michaelia Cash now issuing a new demand for Anthony Albanese to release all the…
Labor’s electric vehicle policy drives Australia forward – but not far | Adam Morton
Exciting news! After years of promises and reports recommending swift action, Australia’s national electric vehicle policy … remains a plan to eventually have a policy. That’s not entirely fair. The Albanese government has committed to introduce a vehicle fuel-efficiency standard…
It’s messy and slow and drowned in noise, but a change in Australia’s climate policy is under way | Adam Morton
Climate scientists sometimes talk about moments when the “signal emerges from the noise” – when the human influence on heatwaves and downpours becomes greater than what could have been caused by natural changes alone. The same might be said for…
Former ADF chief calls for release of secret report into security threat posed by climate crisis
A former Australian defence force chief has called on the government to release its assessment of the security threats posed by the climate crisis, which he says they received late last year. Guardian Australia understands the Office of National Intelligence’s…
Albanese government faces decisions on coalmines that could add 16m tonnes of CO2 emissions annually
The Albanese government could have to make decisions on whether to approve up to 28 coalmine developments that would make it harder to meet targets set under its newly approved climate policy, according to a new analysis. A coalmine tracker…
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