Category: Labor party

Climate protesters arrested at Port of Newcastle blockade – as it happened

This blog is now closedCop28: Australia to bring evidence it can meet 2030 climate target but pressure builds over fossil fuelsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast‘The biggest transformation in our country’s history…

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Albanese government to rapidly expand investment scheme for clean energy projects

Officials say intervention is needed for Australia to reach its 2030 renewable energy target as private investment slowsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe A…

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How a false claim about wind turbines killing whales is spinning out of control in coastal Australia

Windfarm critics claim projects will harm marine life. Scientists say that’s not backed by credible evidenceGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastSome pictures show a whale lifeless on a beach. In others, the whale is…

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Australia news live: Palaszczuk says fire crews ‘saved’ Queensland border town as wind gusts of 90km/h hit state’s south-east

Follow the day’s news liveNSW and Qld fires: blaze advances towards explosive storage facility as residents urged to leave immediatelyIsrael-Hamas war: live updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastFire at Tara ‘r…

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Firefighters battle blazes in Queensland and NSW – as it happened

Five homes lost in Millmerran and Tara with several communities under evacuation orders on Tuesday evening. As it happenedQueensland families flee as blazes claim multiple homesIsrael-Hamas war live updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, fre…

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Couple who died in suspected mushroom poisoning remembered – as it happened

This blog is now closed.‘Not to be employed’: NSW principal sacked after investigation into claim she sexually abused a male studentGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastJane Hume to vote no despite anticipated home s…

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Electrical union wants Australia’s net zero targets boosted by ‘substantial’ investment and state ownership

Exclusive: Influential leftwing unions to tell Labor’s national conference party it must seize ‘most significant economic opportunity since the Industrial Revolution’Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s s…

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How is Australia trying to sell a major gas expansion? By badging it ‘sustainable’ | Anne Davies

Before Labor invests $1.5bn in Darwin harbour’s Middle Arm precinct, it needs to look beyond the spinFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastHow do you sell a ma…

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Federal budget 2023: Jim Chalmers delivers surprise $5bn Medicare boost and cost-of-living help for Australians ‘under the pump’

Treasurer aims to strike a ‘methodical balance’ to see people through the hard times while setting the country up for a better future Federal budget 2023 LIVE updates: Australia government budget announcement and speech – latest newsExplore all of our …

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Federal budget 2023: Jim Chalmers delivers surprise $5bn Medicare boost and cost-of-living help for Australians ‘under the pump’

Treasurer aims to strike a ‘methodical balance’ to see people through the hard times while setting the country up for a better futureFederal budget 2023 LIVE updates: Australia government budget announcement and speech – latest newsSix graphs that expl…

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