The party’s decision to remove mandated net zero targets from its federal policy platform is regrettable but hardly surprising,writes Mike Reddy.
After decades of Australian governments standing by while native species perish,Labor’s new environment bill offers little hope.
The bureau says it has listened to feedback following widespread fury at the agency’s multimillion-dollar site upgrade.
All non-Labor parties had united to extend question time to push the government to release a report into “jobs for mates” in the public service. But Labor turned the tables.
Labor MP Ed Husic said sweeping ministerial powers to be created by Labor’s environment reform will enable Coalition governments to approve damaging projects.
The Bureau of Meteorology is under fire from the Albanese government,which is demanding an explanation of its unpopular website upgrade.
Labor has resurrected the nature reforms this term after it dropped the plans last year in the face of blowback from miners and the West Australian government.
The federal minister responsible for the Bureau of Meteorology said the new website had not met users’ expectations,and the agency should urgently consider how to fix it.
The Albanese government is exploiting a weakness in the Coalition with its environment reforms,but its political success is coming at a cost.
The opposition leader will pick a major fight with the government over its planned nature laws,arguing they would let ministers stall investment.