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Queensland Government
Canavan ridicules climate health report, days after climate health expert wins Liberal safe seat
Canavan dismisses Queensland government report on climate impacts as "imaginary threats of a climate induced drug outbreak."
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Climate
Governments
The fall and rise of demand response, and the power of “negawatts”
In the crazy world of Australian climate and energy policy, if you wait long enough, an idea killed off by one government eventually comes back and saves the day.
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Coal
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Other Good Stuff
Why baseload coal has no future in a modern grid
The debate about the need for baseload coal-fired power stations has reignited with the Coalition saying it would welcome a new coal-fired power station.
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Governments
Energy Insiders Podcast: Would conservatives try to stop clean energy if it wasn’t about emissions?
With wind, solar and storage clearly beating fossil fuels on costs, would conservatives seek to stop that investment if it were not also about emissions? Emma Herd, from the...
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Governments
Renewables
Turnbull was knifed by a lie: Renewables are already bringing prices down
Renewables are bringing down spot and futures prices, proving that Malcolm Turnbull was effectively deposed on a political lie.
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Climate
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Josh Frydenberg
Malcolm Turnbull
People
Renewables
Wentworth voters promise to do what Turnbull didn’t – act on climate
Poll shows Liberal primary vote down 22% in Wentworth, a blue ribbon electorate where a majority of voters support Australia's shift to 100% renewables and commitment to cut emissions.
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Governments
Renewables
A conversation about wind and coal with Australia’s new energy minister
So what does the new energy minister think about renewables and fossil fuels? Our readers, and his fellow MPs, provide some clues.
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Climate
Governments
Renewables
A “middle finger” to climate and renewables: Morrison draws fire – and dismay
Politicians and industry insiders respond to new PM's appointment of anti-wind Conservative as energy minister, coal company lawyer as environment minister.
Angus Taylor - who has spent years fighting renewable energy targets and attacking wind farm developments - is now energy minister. We assess.
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Renewables
Mojo co-founder Darren Miller gets top job at ARENA
Darren Miller, the co-founder of electricity retailer Mojo Power has been named as the new chief executive of ARENA.