The National Party’s position on net-zero is wrong, for so many reasons. Not least, it’s a betrayal of rural Australia.
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce are set to negotiate the roadmap for Australia’s climate change policy, while grappling with potential fallout from the National Party.
Multiple doctors’ organisations, led by the Australian Medical Association, and a major farm lobby have called on the federal government to boost Australia’s climate change ambition.
In the lead-up to the climate conference in Glasgow, and with increasing pressure from the Biden administration, Scott Morrison finds himself beset by the limited flexibility of the Nationals on climate policy.
Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce has dissociated himself from the views of his maverick backbencher George Christensen, writes Michelle Grattan
The world faces a galloping climate emergency. Yet Australia has carved out a name for itself as a global laggard.
Polling results suggest the ousting of Michael McCormack in favour of Joyce could hurt the Coalition
Barnaby Joyce’s pro-mining stance is at odds with the more progressive quarters of the party, and puts the Nationals in a difficult position on global carbon tariffs.
Barnaby Joyce on net zero 2050, a coal-fired power station – and how resources is (sort of) in cabinet
Michelle Grattan discusses net zero 2050, coal power, regional women, and the Nationals' new cabinet with Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce
University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and University of Canberra Associate Professor Caroline Fisher discuss the week in politics.
Podcast with Michelle Grattan: the return to lockdown
Michelle Grattan discusses politics with politics + society editor, Amanda Dunn
Darren Chester says he can’t explain why Barnaby Joyce sacked him because the Deputy Prime Minister was “incoherent” when he rang on Sunday to tell him he was being relegated from cabinet to the backbench.
It is not just Joyce’s past behaviour that is a problem - it is the chronic under-representation of women in parliament. And this may come back to bite the Coalition.
The Nationals Senate leader Bridget McKenzie has been restored to cabinet and Darren Chester has been dropped to the backbench in a reshuffle of blatant reward and punishment following Barnaby Joyce’s elevation.
Michelle Grattan discusses the political week that was with Professor Paddy Nixon.
Morrison and Joyce have negotiated the terms of their partnership. In the open, the restored leader let the Nationals run riot, in a way we haven’t seen for a long time, writes Michelle Grattan
Three members of the Biloela Tamil family have been given bridging visas for three months, which will allow the parents work and study rights.
At the end of the day, net-zero by 2050 is a risky and inadequate goal, especially for wealthy nations such as Australia.
Australia’s new Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce, climate policy and UNESCO
Michelle Grattan discusses politics with politics + society editor, Amanda Dunn
The new deputy prime minister is the latest in a long line of leaders in modern Australia who have prioritised style over substance.
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