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- Wong calls on Bishop to 'undo damage' with NZ Labour – as it happened Thu, 19 Oct 17, 7:03pmGovernment and Labor trade blows over energy and unemployment falls to lowest rate in four years. Follow the day’s events
- Wong calls on Bishop to 'undo damage' with NZ Labour – politics live Thu, 19 Oct 17, 6:48pmGovernment and Labor trade blows over energy and unemployment falls to lowest rate in four years. Follow the day’s events
- Government and Labor trade blows over energy in question time – politics live Thu, 19 Oct 17, 2:58pmAndrew Wilkie calls lack of support for casino inquiry ‘scandalous’ and unemployment falls to lowest rate in four years. Follow the day’s events
- Labor's support for Coalition energy policy under microscope – politics live Thu, 19 Oct 17, 10:56amThe government has not given up on its controversial citizenship changes, while Labor continues to push back on energy and the ABC remains under review...
- Media reforms pass the Senate with NXT amendments – as it happened Thu, 14 Sep 17, 6:28pmStuart Robert says Fairfax questions about whether family companies benefited from commonwealth investment are ‘complete load of rubbish’
- Media reforms pass the Senate with NXT amendments – politics live Thu, 14 Sep 17, 5:52pmStuart Robert says Fairfax questions about whether family companies benefited from commonwealth investment are ‘complete load of rubbish’
- Labor labels Xenophon 'the great pretender' after he supports media reforms – politics live Thu, 14 Sep 17, 1:59pmCoalition agrees to investigate Google and Facebook as part of media deal but energy still looms large and questions remain over former ABCC boss
- Google and Facebook to be investigated in exchange for media reforms – politics live Thu, 14 Sep 17, 9:47amThe government secures media deal after a night of wheeling and dealing, but energy still looms large and questions remain over the former ABCC boss
- Power prices will soar if energy policy doesn't change, Frydenberg warns Mon, 5 Jun 17, 7:36pmEnergy minister delivers warning to party conservatives and resources sector ahead of Finkel review, which is expected to recommend implementing a low emissions target
- Nick Xenophon reluctant to back Coalition plan for CEFC to fund carbon capture Tue, 30 May 17, 8:03pmSenate crossbencher says government should instead look to emissions intensity scheme for electricity generators, while Labor says plan is a ‘stunt’
- Coalition votes to allow Clean Energy Finance Corporation to invest in carbon capture Tue, 30 May 17, 12:55pmJosh Frydenberg says proposed change will demonstrate Turnbull government’s ‘non-ideological approach’ to energy policy
- Open letter urges Malcolm Turnbull to deliver energy market reforms Wed, 5 Apr 17, 6:15amJohn Hewson and Simon Holmes à Court join Australia Institute’s call for changes to lower prices and emissions and improve security
- Labor to drop renewable energy target in favour of emissions scheme Sun, 2 Apr 17, 12:53pmRET will come to a natural end as emissions intensity scheme can reach goal of 50% renewable energy by 2030, says Andrew Leigh
- BP's plans to drill for oil in the Great Australian Bight knocked back Tue, 17 Nov 15, 6:18pmRegulator says application to drill four exploration wells in region failed to meet environmental standards, but oil giant has vowed to try again
- Coalition bans government's clean energy bank from financing wind power Sun, 12 Jul 15, 11:12amTrade minister confirms Clean Energy Finance Corporation will no longer invest in wind projects, but disputes report that Greg Hunt was outmaneuvered