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Coal

To HELE with emissions, Turnbull embraces new “baseload coal”
Turnbull says he would welcome new coal generator, and prepares to fight Labor on emissions.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 14, 2018

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Three years after Tesla visit, Turnbull may finally act on EVs
Energy minister Josh Frydenberg has declared Australia’s electric vehicle revolution to be “nigh.” But can the Coalition back its proselytising with policies? Or will EVs go the way of renewable energy in the party room?
Sophie Vorrath

Jan 16, 2018

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Storage

Turnbull’s rooftop PV and storage may be more useful to grid than Liddell
PM is chuffed about his rooftop PV and storage, and so he should be. Installations like that will be of greater value to the grid than Liddell, which is a similar age and condition to the Hazelwood generator Turnbull admitted was “very old” and no longer viable.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 8, 2017

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Featured

Turnbull doesn’t need new baseload, he just needs some balls
No-one wants to invest in new baseload power. It makes no economic, or environmental sense. Deep down, Malcolm Turnbull understands this, but does he have the courage of his convictions, if that is what they were, to overcome the nonsense from the conservative ideologues?
Giles Parkinson

Aug 29, 2017

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Featured

Turnbull abandons fig leaf and stands naked on climate policy
Turnbull government’s budget had nothing to say on climate, and little on energy. The policy he once derided as a “fig leaf” for climate action is coming to an end, leaving the PM with nothing to meet climate targets, and no strategy to manage the energy transition.
Giles Parkinson

May 10, 2017

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Turnbull’s right: we need cheap, clean and reliable power – here’s how
Better managing how we use electricity in our homes will reduce pressure on the grid, and reduce the need for more power stations.
Chris Dunstan

Feb 2, 2017

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Australia will suffer if Turnbull returns to hard right on energy policy
Australia is now pretty much the only major advanced economy where carbon pollution levels are growing.
Mark Butler

Dec 1, 2016

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Labor states accuse Turnbull of “ignorant rubbish” on renewable energy
Labor states accuse Turnbull of peddling “ignorant rubbish”about wind and solar in the wake of the South Australian blackout.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 30, 2016

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Hunt goes in energy-environment merger, climate denier to head resources
Turnbull names pro-nuclear Josh Frydenberg to head combined energy-environment portfolio, climate denier Matt Canavan to head resources.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 18, 2016

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Graph of the Day: Tony and Malcolm’s solar report card
Tony Abbott and Malcolm Turnbull’s joint project on renewable energy growth marked a big fail by solar lobby group.
Staff Reporter

May 18, 2016

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Dear Malcolm, you must try harder. You are letting the nation down
Dear Malcolm, you must try harder. Your efforts on behalf of the community really are not good enough. Not by a long shot.
Claire O’Rourke

Apr 14, 2016

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Turnbull, Oz business challenged to act, not just talk, on climate
Turnbull asked to do to Galilee Basin coal what Obama has done to Canadian tar sands. Meanwhile, ACF to take Carmichael approval to court, while business still has a long way to go to match their rhetoric on climate action.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 9, 2015

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