Who knew? Governments do better when they actually govern

Who knew? Governments do better when they actually govern

Rather than talking about policies that may never be,Labor was able to spend the week talking about tax cuts,wage rises and power bill rebates taking effect.

  • bySean Kelly

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Demise of the department store began before online shopping

Demise of the department store began before online shopping

The first mistake was in becoming tenants in shopping centres that contained their direct competitors.

Nuclear option ‘not enough’ to avoid rush for more wind and solar

Nuclear option ‘not enough’ to avoid rush for more wind and solar

Research group Bloomberg New Energy Finance says seven reactors would reduce the need for renewables by just a small percentage.

  • byNick Toscano
Release of Assange calls for change of whistleblower laws

Release of Assange calls for change of whistleblower laws

My elation and relief at the release of Assange were quickly displaced by rage at the injustice heaped upon this man.

Coalition moves to calm investors spooked by nuclear pitch
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Peter Dutton

Coalition moves to calm investors spooked by nuclear pitch

The opposition’s energy spokesman will attempt to reassure clean-energy businesses that the Coalition sees a central role for wind and solar power after comments by the Nationals leader rattled the industry.

  • byPaul Sakkal andMike Foley
US justice flaws exposed in the Assange saga

US justice flaws exposed in the Assange saga

After all the depressing world news happening it’s a ray of sunshine to hear that Assange is finally coming home.

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Government’s clean power shift not happening fast enough,says grid operator

Government’s clean power shift not happening fast enough,says grid operator

The energy market operator has warned not enough renewable energy generators,batteries and transmission lines are being built in time to replace coal-fired energy.

  • byMike Foley andNick Toscano
How Labor convinced a former Liberal treasurer to take a key climate job

How Labor convinced a former Liberal treasurer to take a key climate job

Matt Kean’s appointment to head the Climate Change Authority has outraged federal Liberals and Nationals,who believe one of their own has joined the enemy.

  • byDavid Crowe
Queensland voters will be first to push the button on LNP’s nuclear pitch
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Queensland votes

Queensland voters will be first to push the button on LNP’s nuclear pitch

The drip-fed federal atomic energy plan will open for feedback here in October,whether state LNP leader David Crisfulli likes it or not.

  • byMatt Dennien
Former Liberal minister’s new climate role heightens federal energy clash

Former Liberal minister’s new climate role heightens federal energy clash

A survey shows voters strongly back using subsidies to help families install solar panels,amid a wider argument about whether to embrace nuclear or renewable energy.

  • byDavid Crowe
Nuclear debate is getting heated,but whose energy plan stacks up?
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Peter Dutton

Nuclear debate is getting heated,but whose energy plan stacks up?

Will the government’s renewables plan cost $1 trillion? Is nuclear energy cheaper? Can a reactor be up and running by 2037? We answer the nuclear debate’s biggest questions.

  • byMike Foley