Adani is being seen as a test of Bill Shorten’s commitment to policy integrity versus his willingness to say and do whatever is politically expedient.
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Australia’s federal environment laws are inadequate to halt Australia’s alarming rates of land clearing and species loss. A more robust set of laws are urgently needed.
Michelle Grattan discusses the week in Australian politics with Nicholas Klomp.
Barnaby Joyce’s position appears to have been weakened rather than strengthened by his publicity tactic.
The federal government considered prosecuting Adani’s potential environmental negligence over the history of its Australian CEO.
The reallocation is short and long Senate terms for Tasmania distorts the 2016 election result.
The Coalition now trails 48-52% on the two-party vote – the best result for it since April last year.
Bill Shorten has taken a further step toward opposing the proposed Queensland Adani coal mine.
Politics Podcast: Matt Canavan on divorce in the LNP and discipline in the Coaliton
Nationals cabinet minister Matt Canavan doesn't agree that breaking up the Queensland LNP would solve any problems politically.
The Adani project is already a stranded asset, and definitely not worthy of taxpayer support, or the risks to the Chinese of any involvement.
Malcolm Turnbull’s cancellation of next week’s House of Representatives sitting has been received sceptically by Queensland ‘soft’ voters, but they still prefer him over Bill Shorten.
Here’s what it means for Queensland, Australia and the world if the mine goes ahead.
Major voter concerns for North Queensland reflect the expectations that minor party preferences will determine the election outcome.
Politics podcast: swinging into the Sunshine State’s election
The pundits are reluctant to place bets on who will win Queensland's November 25 election.
Despite Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s veto of a loan to Adani, the company could still receive funds from a new government or via previous arrangements.
Whichever major party ‘wins’ the Queensland election will likely be forced into tricky negotiations with minor parties to form government.
There are telltale signs when regard for the facts of the matter is sacrificed to ‘truthiness’ to win a political debate.
Politics Podcast: Darren Chester on the infrastructure spending spree
Darren Chester says there is too much hyper-partisanship in Australian politics.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of Law, Deakin University
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Lecturer in Conservation, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Hydrogeology, Flinders University
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, Griffith University
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Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Policy Futures, University of Queensland, Adjunct Principal Research Fellow, Cairns Institute, James Cook University
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Senior Fellow in Energy and Climate Change, Grattan Institute
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Senior Lecturer in Anthropology, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor in Political Theory and Public Policy, UCL
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Lecturer, The University of Queensland
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Director, Tas Law Reform Institue / Associate Professor, University of Tasmania, University of Tasmania
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Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academic, University of Canberra
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Dean of Business, Government and Law, University of Canberra
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Director, The Cairns Institute, James Cook University