THIS MORNING THE editor of The Conversation — that freely shares academic findings with Australians — wrote: “So far, none of our largest political parties has focused on electrifying our transport more broadly than just encouraging the take-up of electric cars. That has to change.” The following article by Peter Newman
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NSW Farmers welcomes rural health push
THE STATE'S PEAK agricultural body has welcomed a move to establish a dedicated NSW Department of Rural Health. Independent state MP for Wagga Wagga Dr Joe McGirr launched a petition calling for the establishment of a Department of Rural Health in NSW on Tuesday. Sarah Thompson, a NSW Farmers member and
What now for contested Bungendore high school site plan? Town park defenders review process, unanswered questions.
THE MINISTER FOR Education, Sarah Mitchell, has refused to address reports that the Department of Education has been offered an alternative, greenfield site (alternative to the town park site favoured by the state government) for the long-awaited Bungendore High School. ABOVE: Deputy Mayor Esma Livermore talking to anti-school site protestors outside the
OIL AND GAS dominate Federal Carbon Storage program
(Are we surprised?) NEW RESEARCH REVEALS the extent to which fossil fuel companies and other big emitters influenced the Clean Energy Regulator’s carbon offset rules around carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects. Billions in public subsidies, still no functioning CCS projects CCS projects have long been promoted by fossil fuel companies as a
The budget hands out $21 billion for ‘regional Australia’, but a quarter of it is going to a single project in Queensland
IMAGE Jade Toomey, ABC News THIS YEAR'S BUDGET has offered up “unprecedented” funding for regional Australia, according to the Morrison government’s budget sell. The headline figure is A$21 billion and is widely assumed to be part of the deal Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce made with Prime Minister Scott Morrison in exchange for
In Lismore, it’s getting harder to tolerate climate inaction — and Morrison’s cowardly silence spoke volumes
Scott surprises Jenny for Valentine’s Day with beautiful bunch of carparks
THE PRIME MINISTER has shown his romantic side, surprising wife Jenny with a dozen hand-picked commuter carparks. “Oh, they’re just gorgeous,” Jenny is said to have exclaimed, noting that they were totally unnecessary. “I’ll just find a marginal electorate to pop them in”. The PM said he’d been saving taxpayer money for
EXPERT REACTION: Omicron is soaring, but what about the next variant?
“With COVID-19, the next Variant of Concern (VOC) could be just around the corner. In the same way that the world was so focused on Delta that Omicron's emergence took us by surprise, similarly, we should be vigilant for another VOC that could surpass Omicron. Pictured here, Omicron, credit Peter Doherty Institute
Progress needed on Floodplain Harvesting
A PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE has detailed a number of ways to reform floodplain harvesting in NSW. NSW Farmers President James Jackson said even small steps towards evidence-based regulation of floodplain harvesting were better than the uncertainty surrounding the issue at present. “We advocate for the fair and equitable sharing of our valuable water
Nationals raise concern over Electric Vehicles: “We don’t have long enough extension cords”
THE NATIONAL PARTY has raised concerns about the introduction of electric vehicles onto Australia’s roads, saying they didn’t think there would be an extension cord long enough to allow for long-distance driving in regional Australia. Part-time Nationals Senator and full-time culture warrior, Matt Canavan, struck out at electric vehicle technology this