Josh Butler
Nationals back net zero, but offer no details on what they got in exchange
After months of slow progress and a week of ugly public debate, the Nationals have finally agreed to support a net-zero emissions...
Local mRNA manufacturing a step closer as new vaccine ads begin
The federal government’s plans for local mRNA vaccine production may finally be kicking into gear, with a decision expected this week on...
Government refuses to release net-zero modelling in ‘new low’ for accountability
Matt Canavan’s attempt to force the government to release the modelling on its net-zero plan was a transparent attempt to further scorn...
‘Attack on democracy’: Government blocks Christian Porter ‘blind trust’ inquiry
The Coalition government has blocked an inquiry into donations to Christian Porter made through a blind trust, in a procedural move the...
‘It will be ugly’: Net-zero plan to be made public as Nationals level latest threat
The federal government may be on the brink of finalising a net-zero deal after a week of fraught public negotiations, but another...
Vaccine boosters to begin next month, ‘likely’ for whole population
Australians should be able to get COVID vaccine booster shots by the middle of November, with federal Health Minister Greg Hunt saying...
‘Cowardly’: Coalition net-zero negotiations slammed as ‘climate delay’
The Coalition’s ugly internal fight on whether to commit to a net-zero target won’t be resolved until at least the end of...
Coalition senator to ‘withhold vote’ unless Morrison ‘pushes back’ on state border closures
Coalition backbencher Gerard Rennick has threatened to withhold his vote from the government over state border closures, demanding Scott Morrison do more...
Net zero ‘could get ugly’ if PM rams plan through, Canavan warns
LNP senator Matt Canavan has threatened to vote against his own government’s legislation and campaign against a net-zero target if Scott Morrison...
Morrison says cabinet, not Nationals or Joyce, will decide net-zero plan
The federal cabinet, not the Nationals party room, will decide whether Australia adopts a net-zero emissions target, Scott Morrison says, in a...