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Emissions from Australian coal-fired power stations rise as wind and hydro dip

More electricity demand and lower than usual generation from two renewable sources raises questions about climate targets

The Guardian - AU

Without new gas, the Australian warns, an ‘energy crisis’ is nigh – but is the scary rhetoric justified?

The country needs more gas in the short term because of our sluggish transition to renewables – but at worst the shortfall may lead to some rationing

The Guardian - AU

The Coalition has turned its renewable energy denial into a nuclear roadmap to nowhere. It’s exhausting

The opposition has still produced nothing to back up its widely disputed claim that Australia could have an operational nuclear industry before the 2040s

The Guardian - AU

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Business and farming groups say 2030 emissions target ‘critical for investments’ after Dutton ditches policy

Groups that often support Coalition – including Australian Industry Group and National Farmers’ Federation – call for ‘credible and consistent framework’

The Guardian - AU

Energy regulator says nuclear unlikely before 2050 as Chris Bowen attacks Coalition’s ‘risky’ plan

Australian Energy Regulator chair says Australia is ‘probably a decade too late’ for nuclear power despite opposition’s pledge to build first two plants by 2037

The Guardian - AU

Culture wars reignite over 'disingenuous' energy change

Renewables will be in the energy mix under a nuclear-powered coalition government, but investment has stalled and emissions are flatlining, the opposition says.

AAP

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Ted O'Brien on reaching for the nuclear button

The Coalition is taking a major political gamble with its nuclear power policy, which is facing criticism from a range of experts.

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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

The Guardian - AU

Nuclear 'fantasy' comes under scrutiny in parliament

An opposition proposal to build nuclear reactors has dominated parliamentary debate as politicians return to Canberra, with the plan labelled a "fantasy".

AAP

‘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 Guardian - AU

Pilbersek, Keating blast Dutton's nuclear plan

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

The Canberra Times

$How even the possibility of gas shortages inevitably feeds into Australia’s energy fracas$

How even the possibility of gas shortages inevitably feeds into Australia’s energy fracas

Aemo’s first ‘threat notice’ under new powers left Labor to fend off Coalition claims the system is in ‘dire trouble’

The Guardian - AU

Nuclear power play: Coalition government could seize Liddell in 'national interest'

Coalition promises extensive community consultation process.

Newcastle Herald

Indigenous leader Rev Dr D Gondarra dies – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

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Coalition roasted over 2030 emission target backtrack

Some opposition MPs have been caught off-guard by coalition plans to drop 2030 emission reduction targets, as the prime minister hits out at the move.

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton’s plans will breach the Paris agreement on climate – that much is clear

The Coalition’s rejection of a 43% cut in emissions by 2030 will have major ramifications for us and the world

The Independent UK

Australia's leader says opposition will renege on greenhouse gas emissions target if elected

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the opposition Liberal Party will renege on the nation’s ambitious target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 if it wins elections due within a year

The Conversation

View from The Hill: Peter Dutton sets up a debate about Australia’s ambition on emission reduction targets

In his latest foray into the climate change debate, Peter Dutton has sown fresh confusion around the opposition’s policy, whether intentionally or by failing to spell out what he means.

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The Guardian - AU

CSIRO stands by nuclear power costings that contradict Coalition claims

The Coalition has attacked the GenCost report that found nuclear power plants would be at least 50% more expensive than solar and wind

AAP

Australia bids to be battery powerhouse

The federal government is steaming ahead with its plan to foster new clean industries and has unveiled a new strategy to kickstart battery manufacturing.

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s big electricity generators say nuclear not viable for at least a decade

AGL Energy, Alinta, EnergyAustralia and Origin Energy say they will remain focused on renewables despite Coalition support for nuclear reactors

The Guardian - AU

Dutton’s blast of radioactive rhetoric on nuclear power leaves facts in the dust

Coalition’s claim of cheap power and quickly built reactors is at odds with real world experience of other countries

AAP

Labor open to 'sensible' changes to fuel standards

The Albanese government will consider "good faith" suggestions for its proposed fuel efficiency standards, according to Energy Minister Chris Bowen.

The Guardian - AU

Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest labels Coalition push for nuclear energy ‘bulldust’ and a ‘new lie’

Mining billionaire says cost of nuclear will be four to five times that of renewables and opposition’s policy is ‘an excuse for doing nothing’

The Guardian - AU

Ted O’Brien’s fact-free nuclear cheerleading is cover for the same old climate vandalism

In huffing and puffing over renewables while denying the measurable costs of nuclear generation, the Coalition is digging in with the politics of relentless opportunism

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