Dutton didn’t put a price on nuclear power plants. The world shows they come at a cost

Dutton didn’t put a price on nuclear power plants. The world shows they come at a cost

Peter Dutton admits the cost of his nuclear policy will be “big”. So big that it could cause enormous problems to the federal budget.

  • byShane Wright

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Stonehenge spray-painted orange in latest action by climate protesters

Stonehenge spray-painted orange in latest action by climate protesters

The incident came just a day before thousands are expected to gather at the roughly 4500-year-old stone circle to celebrate the summer solstice.

  • byBrian Melley
Dutton’s vision brings nuclear issue to Crisafulli’s doorstep

Dutton’s vision brings nuclear issue to Crisafulli’s doorstep

Nuclear energy is one topic the Queensland LNP leader wanted to avoid before the state election,but Dutton’s federal pitch means that’s no longer possible.

  • byMatt Dennien
Seven nuclear sites and two big black holes:Why voters deserve better than this

Seven nuclear sites and two big black holes:Why voters deserve better than this

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has announced a bold plan with almost no detail,leaving cynics to draw only one conclusion.

  • byDavid Crowe
Icy weather locks in across south-east Australia after crisp winter morning

Icy weather locks in across south-east Australia after crisp winter morning

Parts of the country have experienced the coldest June morning in almost 30 years and the cold snap is expected to last for days.

  • byBianca Hall
Coal companies rebuke Dutton as Coalition pushes on with nuclear plans

Coal companies rebuke Dutton as Coalition pushes on with nuclear plans

The opposition leader will announce the sites of proposed nuclear plants on Wednesday even as power companies warn against the economic impact of ditching the 2030 climate target.

  • byNick Toscano,Mike Foley,James Massola andPaul Sakkal
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Most voters back Labor’s 2030 climate target – but only just

Most voters back Labor’s 2030 climate target – but only just

Voters remain mostly in favour of a 2030 climate change target,with 52 per cent saying the government should stick to the current goal or make even deeper cuts to emissions.

  • byDavid Crowe
The accounting trick at the heart of the world’s climate goals
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The accounting trick at the heart of the world’s climate goals

On paper we can offset our way to net zero. In the real world,we cannot.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
Europe,long considered a climate leader,has dumped Greens at the polls

Europe,long considered a climate leader,has dumped Greens at the polls

New voter priorities on immigration,the cost of living and war have hurt climate-focused parties,which just lost a third of their EU seats.

  • byMatina Stevis-Gridneff
The truth about Australia’s race to roll out renewables
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The truth about Australia’s race to roll out renewables

New figures heighten the dispute over energy policy after Opposition Leader Peter Dutton revealed this week he would not set a target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.

  • byDavid Crowe
Peter Dutton has revved up Australia’s climate war – and scientists and business are in despair

Peter Dutton has revved up Australia’s climate war – and scientists and business are in despair

The return of the climate war has entrenched old fault lines.

  • byNick O'Malley