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Coal

Coalition’s Canavan forgets he’s backing nuclear, calls for new coal power as election looms
Coalition senator has long called for Australia to build new coal power plants — except now he’s supposed to be supporting nuclear.
Rachel Williamson

Mar 10, 2025

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Policy & Planning

“Lazy, toxic scare campaign:” Labor attacks Coalition over new climate war
Canavan triggers chaos within Coalition after declaring ‘net zero dead’, while Labor hits back at ‘lazy and toxic’ climate scare campaign.
Michael Mazengarb

Apr 27, 2022

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Taylor’s latest $500m carbon capture fund may already be headed for scrapheap
Taylor’s $500 million ‘low emissions tech’ fund that will support carbon capture and storage technologies is heading for defeat in the Senate.
Michael Mazengarb

Nov 12, 2021

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Policy & Planning

Morrison refuses to release net zero modelling, as Australia outed for fudging climate report
Leaked documents show Australia trying to water down influential UN-backed climate report, as Morrison government refuses to release its net zero modelling.
Michael Mazengarb

Oct 21, 2021

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Policy & Planning

“Snake oil salesmen:” Nationals go rogue as Morrison fails to land net zero target
Matt Canavan calls renewables “snake oil,” Keith Pitt wants $250bn to finance mining projects, and Morrison still hasn’t landed a net zero target.
Michael Mazengarb

Oct 7, 2021

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Coal

“Tasteless:” Matt Canavan slammed over use of “Black Coal Matters” slogan
Queensland LNP senator Matt Canavan slammed for misappropriation of ‘Black Lives Matter’ slogan to promote the coal industry.
Michael Mazengarb

Oct 6, 2020

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Coal

Why Canavan will be a more dangerous pro-coal advocate outside of Morrison ministry
Former resources minister Matt Canavan says he is ready to cross the floor and do everything he can to support coal industry.
Michael Mazengarb

Feb 17, 2020

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Coal

Nats double down on commitment to coal, Joyce rants against wind and solar
New deputy Nationals leader Littleproud repeats myths about coal, showing little has changed for Coalition despite a summer of bushfires.
Michael Mazengarb

Feb 5, 2020

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Coal

Canavan revives carbon capture in new effort to underpin coal generators
Resources minister Matt Canavan has revived proposals for carbon capture and storage projects to help justifiy government backing of new coal projects.
Michael Mazengarb

Nov 18, 2019

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Policy & Planning

Coalition’s Canavan launches the sausage sizzle climate scare campaign
Canavan says Labor’s climate plan will mean the end of the sausage sizzle and $100 meat trays. The scare campaign is on!
Giles Parkinson

Mar 25, 2019

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CleanTech Bites

Wind, solar eat further into coal supply on NEM, as Coalition pushes for more coal supply on NEM
Canavan says Australia’s “fragile electricity system” needs more “reliable” “baseload” power. TAI report shows booming renewables displacing black coal generation for first time ever, and rooftop solar pulling weight in summer heat.
Sophie Vorrath

Jan 21, 2019

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Policy & Planning

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.”
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 12, 2018

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