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Tony Abbott’s Christmas hit list on climate and clean energy
Conservative governments used the last week of parliament to renew their attack on the carbon price, clean energy and climate bodies. They also pushed through approvals for coal mines, brown coal exports, dredging the barrier reef, and delisting the Murray Basin. But not all went to plan. -
Australia reputation hits new low over t-shirt climate diplomacy
Australia’s reputation hits a new low as poor nations take offence over its hardline attitude and negotiating behaviour. It may be grandstanding, but Australia has set itself up as the whipping boy of international climate politics. Meanwhile, Poland sacks its environment minister, who had been getting in the way of shale gas development.
