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Politicians warned against taking advantage of Qantas compensation payments – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Boosting public transport is Newcastle's best congestion fix

Letters: The time to do something is long overdue.

Newcastle Herald

‘Real and growing’ threat to grid if Australia goes for nuclear power, Aemo says

No chance nuclear energy will be ready to replace coal-fired plants, market operator warns in report that says renewables construction should speed up

The Guardian - AU

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Labor senator Fatima Payman says each step ‘felt like a mile’ after crossing floor to back Palestine motion

First-term senator risks membership after voting against her party by supporting motion on Palestinian statehood

The Guardian - AU

What a time to be three-eyed! Labor lets Dutton use nuclear as a flim-flam political culture war

The Coalition’s nuclear policy may have been the projection of internal politics outwards, but the means of selling it was culture war.

Crikey

Pharmacists say they were not consulted on ‘rushed’ Labor-Greens vape deal

Federal health minister counters that Pharmacy Guild did not make submission to regulation inquiry and selling vapes still a decision for individual stores

The Guardian - AU

ACT 'vulnerable' to being forced into nuclear under Coalition: Barr

Territory 'constitutionally at a disadvantage', Chief Minister says.

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Under big-spending Nationals-lite Dutton, where to now for genuine Liberals?

Are genuine Liberals just in public life so they can expand the size of government? That’s their role under Peter Dutton.

Crikey

Australia’s most senior diplomat in UK flying with Julian Assange to Saipan

WikiLeaks founder due to be sentenced at a hearing in Northern Mariana Islands

The Guardian - AU

Bill Shorten ‘horrified’ after Coalition and Greens team up and propose delay to NDIS bill

Greens leader Adam Bandt accuses Labor of wanting to make ‘cuts to services’ for disabled people

The Guardian - AU

Who is Matt Kean, the ‘classic Liberal’ appointed Labor’s climate change tsar?

A career politician known for factional war games and fights with Scott Morrison, Kean has amassed enough credibility as a climate change crusader to catch Anthony Albanese’s attention.

Crikey

Kean’s climate coup

Matt Kean’s appointment as chair of the Climate Change Authority has pissed off his Coalition co-workers, and UNESCO warns Australia to do more to protect the Great Barrier Reef.

Crikey

No nuclear veto: if the Coalition isn’t seeking community consent, is that really consultation?

The Coalition shook up Australia’s energy debate last week when it unveiled the seven sites where, if elected, it would build nuclear power plants. In making the announcement, the Coalition emphasised the importance of community consultation in its nuclear energy plan. But what does that actually mean?

The Conversation

The Coalition says the rest of the G20 is powering ahead with nuclear – it’s just not true

The opposition claims Australia is an outlier in the developed world in not having nuclear, yet Germany and Italy have closed their plants

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The Coalition says its nuclear plants will run for 100 years. What does the international experience tell us?

The average age of an active nuclear reactor worldwide is about 32 years – and a live plant reaching even 60 has ‘never happened’, an expert says

Crikey

The same party that legislated for offshore wind farms now wants to ban them

Imagine being a developer of offshore wind that has spent the better part of a decade working up a project that, this time next year, could be rendered obsolete if there’s a change of government.

The Guardian - AU

Who is Matt Kean and what is the Climate Change Authority?

Former NSW Liberal MP spoke out against the lack of climate action by the Morrison government during the 2019-20 black summer bushfires

The Guardian - AU

Labor and Greens strike anti-vaping deal – as it happened

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Renewables, not nuclear: Poll

Most Australians see renewables rather than nuclear power as the way forward, and Scott Morrison could find himself useful if Donald Trump wins another term.

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Nationals accused of serving tobacco lobby on vaping; supermarkets face massive fines; 1,300 die in hajj heat

Junior Coalition partner prioritising ‘tax grab’ over health, AMA says; Labor to push through changes to grocery code of conduct

The Conversation

Climate and energy have emerged as a federal election flashpoint. But unless the economy improves, will voters be listening?

With a federal election due by May 2025, few doubt it will be fought over the high cost of living, with emphasis on energy policy and the punishing effects of electricity prices. But the underlying condition of the economy will determine the salience of these arguments with voters.

The Guardian - AU

Should Australia recognise housing as a human right? Two crossbenchers are taking up the cause

The Australian Human Rights Commission thinks so, including it in a list of rights that should receive legislative protection

The Guardian - AU

Social media age restrictions may push children online in secret, Australian eSafety commissioner says

Minors could also miss crucial support under a potential ban, online safety regulator’s office tells inquiry

The Guardian - AU

‘Long held denialism’: Paul Keating launches stinging attack on Coalition’s nuclear power push

Former Labor prime minister claims opposition leader Peter Dutton will do ‘everything he can to de-legitimise renewables’

The Canberra Times

Pilbersek, Keating blast Dutton's nuclear plan

The former PM called Dutton a 'peddler of danger'.

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