The NSW government聽says its Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap is responding to community concerns about reducing emissions and energy costs. But is it? Patrick McDonald takes a look.
Gas
Traditional Owners from the Northern Territory have again made it clear to Origin Energy that they do not want gas infrastructure crossing through their聽country and sacred sites, writes聽Pip Hinman.
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg's budget was a chance to reset Australia鈥檚 failed climate policies. But, as John Quiggin writes, it favoured polluting technologies over a clean energy future.
The 鈥済as is cleaner鈥 lie is but one of scores of Orwellian falsehoods in look-the-other-way聽neoliberal Australia, argues Gideon Polya.
Tuesday鈥檚 budget is on everybody鈥檚 mind.聽Most people will be looking for whatever life buoys Treasury throws, writes Suzanne James.
Cam Walker argues that the federal government鈥檚 push for fossil gas amid a worsening climate crisis is聽reckless in the extreme.
Despite warnings from climate scientists and economic analysts, Australia is embarking on a dangerous attempt at a fossil fuel-led economic recovery from the pandemic, write Margaret Gleeson and Pip Hinman.
Inner West Council has joined First Nations communities in opposing Origin's fracking plans in the NT, reports Pip Hinman.
Demonstrations in solidarity with Wet'suwet'en land defenders fighting against a proposed fracked gas pipeline continue across Canada, writes聽Jessica Corbett.
More people are saying 鈥減olitics is broken鈥 and it is not hard to see why. But, as Alex Bainbridge argues, fixing the situation will require breaking the enormous power fossil fuel corporations have over the major parties.
Bullying is never okay, and certainly not from the 鈥渓unatic fringe鈥 inner city or 鈥渟cientists鈥, writes Carlo Sands.
Marie Flood and Pip Hinman report from the second hearing into the NSW government's enforcement of the Chief Scientists' guidelines on coal seam gas. They heard disturbing reports from farmers.
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