Following Origin Energy's decision to close Eraring coal-fired power station early, calls are growing for a federal transition plan. Niko Leka reports.
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Climate and Capitalism editor Ian Angus presents reading matter for reds and greens.
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Sydney Knitting Nannas and Friends wants the NSW government to change the status of gas from low to high-emissions energy. Kathy McKenzie reports.
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Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce thinks he can shore up his New England seat by talking up the widely-criticised Dungowan Dam project at Tamworth. Tracey Carpenter reports.
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The federal government’s controversial plan to dump and store radioactive waste near Kimba, on the Eyre Peninsula, is the focus of new protest posters across the CBD. Kerry Smith reports.
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The North Sydney Council decided to revert to its former position of opposing the Western Harbour Tunnel and Beaches Link toll roads. Andrew Chuter reports.
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Kuku Yalanji woman Pat O’Shane’s campaign for the seat of Leichhardt for Socialist Alliance in Far North Queensland was launched on February 13. Alex Bainbridge reports.
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With the government in a spot of bother, expect some rather extravagant public spending promises. The Great Barrier Reef is not one that has been spared. Binoy Kampmark reports.
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Criticism is being levelled at the Labor Party for switching to support a new gas-fired power station at Kurri Kurri in the New South Wales Hunter Valley, Jim McIlroy reports.
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Alex Miller reviews a new booklet from the Scottish Socialist Party that makes the case for a socialist green new deal.
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Since the pandemic began a new billionaire has been created every 26 hours, according to Oxfam. Jessie de Waal reports.
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PM Scott Morrison said Australia would achieve net zero by 2050 ‘the Australian way’. It is pure spin, argues Petrina Harley.