Tag: Peter Dutton

An election referendum on energy goes nuclear

Posted on   |  by Sandy Plunkett
Who are we? Where are we going? And can we keep the lights on and the carbon emissions down as we kick and scream all the way there? These...

Public industry investment faces more checks

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Future Made in Australia Act will mandate Treasury analysis of private investment barriers to promising sectors to ensure private capital is following taxpayers’ support for industries like green...

How could online age verification actually work?

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
There is now a bipartisan push in Australia for children aged under 16 to be banned from using social media. To do this a form of online age verification...

Does GenCost match-fix Australia’s energy transition?

Posted on   |  by Sandy Plunkett
What are we to make of the increasing volume and intensity of competing ‘facts’ about Australia’s green energy transition, how to achieve it and at what cost? I mean,...

Dutton pledges online crackdown in Budget reply

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A Dutton government would repeal the key part of the Future Made in Australia plan, lift a ban on nuclear energy and add social media platforms to a controversial...

Debate the policy, but don’t disparage science: CSIRO

Posted on   |  by James Riley
CSIRO chief executive Doug Hilton has publicly defended the integrity of the national science agency and its scientists after Opposition leader Peter Dutton on Tuesday attacked the organisation over...