Premium Insights and analysis Pay farmers for green actions, not for obeying the law Editors' Picks Opportunistic calls for compensation whenever climate policy comes to the fore is not providing the leadership rural industry needs.
Australia says 2030 target is ‘fixed’ despite COP26 pledge Monday November 15, 2021 By Jackson Graham Federal Marise Payne and Angus Taylor stressed the latest emissions projections are that Australia would achieve up to a 35% reduction by 2030. …
Australia ranks last on global index measuring climate policies Wednesday November 10, 2021 By Jackson Graham Federal Australia has fallen four places on the previous year, and was the only country to receive a score of zero for climate policy. …
Strategy boosts electric vehicle charging facilities but no subsidies for cars Tuesday November 9, 2021 By Jackson Graham Federal A long-awaited federal electric vehicles policy will invest in building charging facilities and commercial fleets, but not include subsidies or tax incentives.
ARENA invests in hydrogen study at east coast’s biggest port Tuesday November 9, 2021 By Jackson Graham Federal A federal government $3 million feasibility study will determine if the Port of Newcastle could be the home of a new 40 MW hydrogen hub.
Premium Insights and analysis Solutions to the public service’s politicisation Friday October 8, 2021 By Bernard Keane Australian Capital Territory Adopting New Zealand's Public Service Commission model would go much of the way to depoliticising the most prominent aspect of politicisation.
If 80% of Australians care about climate action, why don’t they vote like it? Thursday March 25, 2021 By Rebecca Colvin and Frank Jotzo Australian Capital Territory Support for strong climate policies may depend on whether the policies will, or are perceived to, personally impact voters.
Premium Interviews ‘Do you want to get this bill passed, or do you want to blow up Malcolm’s leadership?’ An interview with Malcolm Turnbull, part 2 – power Tuesday March 9, 2021 By Scott Hamilton and Stuart Kells Editors' Picks Turnbull shares his views and experiences regarding the politics of power, energy and climate change in Australia.
WA sets net zero emissions target for government agencies Tuesday December 1, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Energy & Environment Under the policy, state government agencies — including government trading enterprises — will be required to develop and implement plans to transition toward net zero…
A global carbon price could soon be a reality – Australia should prepare Friday November 13, 2020 By Richard Holden Economy & Industry The European Union, Japan and South Korea have already committed to net-zero emissions by 2050. China’s net-zero target is 2060. With the US joining the…
‘What climate policy?’: former top mandarins voice anger over Australia’s failure to tackle climate change Tuesday May 19, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Energy & Environment Former top bureaucrats have spoken out about what they believe to be a failure by Australian politicians and their respective governments to implement and maintain…
Handling the 'pariah' policy of climate change Wednesday March 13, 2019 By Verona Burgess Energy & Environment Many agencies integrate disaster and climate “resilience” into their policies, programs and asset management. But that doesn’t mean Australia is any closer to deciding on…
