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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 55 - The Untold Story

Stuck on repeat: why Peter Dutton’s ‘greatest hits’ on nuclear power are worse than a broken record

So far there are no costings and no details on what type of reactors there would be, their size or who would build them

The Guardian - AU

Why is the Reserve Bank independent from government, and why does it matter?

Negotiations over reforms to the Reserve Bank of Australia this week took an unprecedented turn when the Greens demanded the government use its reserve powers to immediately cut interest rates.

The Conversation

Renewables rebound after slump but must speed up to hit Labor’s 2030 energy goals

Narrative that transition has stalled ‘demonstrably not true’, researcher says, but investment and construction must accelerate

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Peter Dutton has failed to address the extremely high cost of nuclear – but it can only increase power bills

The Coalition has sought to downplay high construction costs overseas. Our research shows what it would mean for Australia

The Guardian - AU

Greens MP invokes Whitlam in public housing push – as it happened

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Dutton’s nuclear plan would mean propping up coal for at least 12 more years – and we don’t know what it would cost

Opposition leader Peter Dutton has revealed the Coalition’s nuclear energy plan relies on many of Australia’s coal-fired power stations running for at least another 12 years – far beyond the time frame officials expect the ageing facilities to last.

The Conversation

Dutton ‘diminishes’ Australia on world stage by vowing to abolish First Nations ambassador, Wong says

It comes as the opposition leader says Gooreng Gooreng man Justin Mohamed is being flown around the world ‘doing I don’t know what’

The Guardian - AU

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Guardian Essential poll: Twice as many voters back Labor’s housing bills as oppose them

Just 20% of Greens voters supported blocking the government’s Build to Rent and Help to Buy legislation

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Peter Dutton refuses to divulge costs of going nuclear at anticipated ‘could it work’ speech

Coalition’s lack of costings and absence of detail has been seized upon by critics of Australia’s potential landmark energy shift

The Guardian - AU

Earthquakes and nuclear reactors don't mix, Coalition concedes

Coalition to weigh up Hunter earthquake risk in nuclear plan.

Newcastle Herald

View from The Hill: The Greens’ demands on the RBA make for bad economic policy. Is it also crazy politics?

When the Greens tell Labor they’re ready to negotiate, what they usually mean is they’re preparing to make populist demands that can’t or shouldn’t be met.

The Conversation

Federal Newspoll still tied but Albanese’s ratings up; Queensland Newspoll has big LNP lead

A national Newspoll, conducted September 16–20 from a sample of 1,249, had a 50–50 tie for the third consecutive time. Since the last Newspoll three weeks ago, primary votes were 38% Coalition (steady), 31% Labor (down one), 13% Greens (up one), 6% One Nation (down one) and 12% for all…

The Conversation

Australians abandon PM, Labor as purse strings tighten

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton are neck and neck in the polls but Labor's primary vote is struggling.

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On interest rates, once again Labor is in a half-negotiation, half-cage fight with the Greens

Australia’s curious mix of moderating inflation, weak growth but strong employment means we should prepare for more differences of opinion

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Labor has been damned as ‘mired in mediocrity’ – and Albanese cannot risk a steady-as-you-go approach

Stung by criticism, the Albanese government has hit back – but knows radical policies could easily see it out of power

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Housing stoush ramps up as Labor accuses Greens MPs of opposing Brisbane projects

Bill Shorten accuses Greens of ‘unholy alliance’ with Coalition to delay government’s Help to Buy scheme

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Coalition’s nuclear plan will lead to ‘massive’ electricity shortages and risk blackouts, new analysis warns

Energy minister Chris Bowen says Peter Dutton must explain what happens to national grid over next decade if opposition stops building renewables

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Coalition’s nuclear plan will add $665 a year to average power bill, report warns

Opposition disputes costings in study and accuses authors of cherrypicking ‘worst-case scenario projects’ from around the world

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Grattan on Friday: US rate cut puts pressure on RBA - and things could get heated

Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock might need her flak jacket when she fronts the media next Tuesday after the bank’s two-day board meeting.

The Guardian - AU

PM rejects claim his government ‘mired in mediocrity’ as he defends record on gambling and housing crises

Anthony Albanese tells ABC ‘the problem isn’t advertising, the problem is gambling’

The Guardian - AU

NSW government announces free weekend train travel in bid to avoid industrial action – as it happened

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Housing bill explained: what’s at the heart of the bitter standoff between Labor, Greens and Coalition?

Anthony Albanese has not ruled out a double dissolution to get a key piece of legislation – Help to Buy – through the deadlocked Senate. Here’s what you need to know

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Coalition plan to give first home buyers access to super would benefit ‘those who already own housing’

Saul Eslake report finds plan would cause Australian property prices to rise at a faster rate

The Conversation

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Adam Bandt on why the Greens are playing hardball on housing

The government has found many of its key measures stuck in a legislative quagmire, with both Greens and Coalition playing hardball with Labor’s plans.

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Australia desperately needs a strong federal environmental protection agency. Our chances aren’t looking good

When Labor came to power federally after almost a decade in opposition, Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek pledged to turn around Australia’s worsening environmental woes, from extinctions to land clearing to climate change.

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