Australia should 'roll out red carpet' for data centres Clear rules and less 'green tape' are needed to ensure tech giants don't abandon Australia and take investments elsewhere, a climate leader warns. AAP · Oct 16
Morning Mail: The public servants paid more than PM; Kean’s climate broadside; and Heeney’s comeback wish Parliamentary question reveals 11 officials earn more than $1m; Swans star wins club’s best and fairest and says he’s raring to return The Guardian - AU · Oct 1
Matt Kean warns climate crisis ‘isn’t someone else’s problem’ as largest coal project in NSW history greenlit Exclusive: Climate Change Authority chair says planning commission did not account for climate-related economic damage in NSW The Guardian - AU · Oct 1
Charles Perrottet becomes Icac’s main character amid claims of hidden payments and political hit jobs The brother of former premier questioned over what, if anything, was done in return for $2m from developer turned fugitive Jean Nassif The Guardian - AU · Aug 28
‘Shame is the punishment’: as Icac delves into the shadowy Reformers, ‘whales’ are coming to the surface The corruption watchdog is looking into allegations about Catholic conservative Liberals – but others are getting caught up in the hearings The Guardian - AU · Aug 8
Replacing 1m petrol cars with EVs could cut Australia’s reliance on foreign fuel by 1bn litres a year Electric vehicles reduce exposure to global oil price shocks and shift energy consumption to electricity largely produced domestically, expert says The Guardian - AU · Mar 16
Australian governments subsidising fossil fuel use by more than $30,000 a minute, analysis finds Australia Institute data finds state and federal subsidies for coal, gas and oil products increased 10% in past year, growing at a faster pace than funding to NDIS The Guardian - AU · Mar 11
Carbon capture was spruiked as a way of limiting our emissions – but has Australia been greenwashed? Despite billions in investment, carbon capture and storage technology ‘should be in no way treated as a climate solution’, critics say The Guardian - AU · Dec 13, 2025
Morning Mail: ‘now or never’ for Watt’s nature laws, mother vows to continue blockers fight, Trump’s White House revamp Environment minister calls for cross-party support as Matt Kean warns Coalition to support the bill; Trump fires federal commissioners over White House reno The Guardian - AU · Oct 29, 2025
'For the birds': doubt ageing coal plants can go longer Coal stations are reaching their end of-life and need to be retired, the Climate Change Authority chair says, regardless of moves to keep them running longer. AAP · Oct 16, 2025
Albanese’s Oprah-style emissions target aims to please almost everyone but risks falling short on climate action The prime minister has a stonking majority and a progressive crossbench that wants deeper cuts. So what has happened to lower the goal? The Guardian - AU · Sep 18, 2025
Government announces 2035 target of 62–70% emissions reduction The Albanese government has announced Australia will commit to cutting emissions by between 62% and 70% on 2005 levels by 2035. The Conversation · Sep 18, 2025
Labor is poised to make a big call on our nation’s carbon emissions target. But who is Albanese going to listen to? Australia’s 2035 target for cutting emissions will reveal how serious we are about addressing the climate crisis The Guardian - AU · Sep 3, 2025
Moderate Liberals say the party has a choice – be a far-right rump run by octogenarians or move to the centre Alan Stockdale’s comments about ‘assertive women’ have thrust the battle for control of the NSW division back into the spotlight – and it’s not pretty viewing The Guardian - AU · Jun 5, 2025
The Guardian - AU · Jun 4, 2025 Day of high drama in Tasmanian politics – as it happened This blog is now closed
AAP · May 26, 2025 Winds of change: govt urged to seize energy mandate More renewable energy projects should go ahead in Australia and be approved faster after Labor's federal election win, experts say.
Metal Hammer · Apr 5, 2025 “It’s obvious that one day this’ll all die out, just like every sort of music does. There is no point in worrying about it”: How Bring Me The Horizon made their mark from the start with Count Your Blessings Bring Me The Horizon were dealing with the haters from the start
The Conversation · Mar 31, 2025 Election diary: Energy is in the foreground – but climate change is ‘in the shadows’ This election is already shaping up as very much about energy. But notably, ambitions for and debate about combatting climate change have receded in recent times.
AAP · Mar 11, 2025 'Growing tide': clean economy optimism despite Trump Australia's Climate Change Authority boss believes global decarbonisation will continue regardless of the White House leadership.
The Guardian - AU · Feb 28, 2025 Peter Dutton’s nuclear plan is off in the never-never, but our power bills and emissions pledge are not The nuclear plan handily leapfrogs the next 10 years – when a Dutton government might actually hold office – a critical time for emissions reduction
The Guardian - AU · Feb 25, 2025 Morning Mail: Kean hits back at ‘bullying’ of climate body, Musk backlash grows, Eurovision pick revealed Climate Change chief pushes back at Coalition criticism; Creative Australia chiefs refuse to quit after grilling at Senate estimates
The Guardian - AU · Feb 25, 2025 Matt Kean says suggestion Coalition could sack him if it wins election is ‘concerning threat’ Climate Change Authority chair says his job is to provide ‘frank and fearless advice’ after he criticised opposition’s nuclear energy proposal
AAP · Feb 24, 2025 Nuclear plan may miss nation's energy goal by a decade Switching from renewable energy to a nuclear power plan could push Australia's 2030 climate target out until 2042 and produce significantly more emissions.
The Guardian - AU · Feb 24, 2025 Coalition nuclear plan hides a 2bn tonne ‘carbon bomb’ that puts net zero by 2050 out of reach, new analysis shows Climate Change Authority chair Matt Kean says Dutton’s energy proposal is equivalent to adding ‘two Beetaloo basins’ worth of emissions to atmosphere
The Conversation · Nov 29, 2024 Politics with Michelle Grattan: Climate Change Authority head Matt Kean says ‘put more solar panels on commercial rooftops’ The just-ended COP-29 in Baku, and the election of Donald Trump, have put the global response to climate change in the spotlight. Meanwhile back home, Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen this week reported Australia is on track to meet its 2030 target to reduce emissions as part of the Paris…