In an announcement that blindsided staff,the ABC will axe two hours of daily locally produced radio content from its network of regional Victorian stations.
Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce says the Nationals party room will decide Australia’s 2050 emissions target,but the Prime Minister insists his cabinet will make the call.
The Nationals have already rejected a higher emissions target for 2030 and are holding out on the 2050 goal even though the policy has a majority in federal cabinet and support from Liberals.
Carbon-intensive industries based in regional areas face an uncertain future under a net-zero plan,putting pressure on a deal with the Nationals to commit to the target.
Senior Nationals are warning the Prime Minister he needs to deliver on his pledge to protect regional jobs under a net zero commitment.
Scott Morrison is blessed with a compliant ministry that lets the man in charge do most of the talking,but will it keep working?
Darren Chester’s decision to walk away from the Nationals party room shows the depth of division in the Coalition’s junior partner on many issues.
The United Nations climate summit is just four weeks away and the Nationals are warning the government they are yet to see plans for net zero.
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says climate change does not just hit some postcodes,as he hit back at Nationals who said it’s an issue affecting affluent areas.
The Victorian senator says too many federal MPs are worried about being “cool” rather than “the consequences of their decisions”.
Recent history suggests that little will come of the federal government’s car park funding scandal.