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Knee-jerk reaction gives nuclear sceptics moment in sun

The Government is going nuclear over the Coalition’s energy plans, and its inability to take off the renewable blinkers bodes ill for our future.

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It seems no one can keep us safe from Chalmers

While a tsunami of bad economic news engulfs households, Jim Chalmers plays King Canute, willing the tide to recede, but the Treasurer shows no signs of turning back the waves. 

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Why did languishing WA Liberals score yet another own poll?

This week’s failed leader spill will do nothing to sway any voters and can only cast a shadow over Basil Zempilas.

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Minister’s dismissal of nuclear energy a very costly mistake

How is it that the brightest people in the world are opting for nuclear power, but Labor in Australia keeps telling us it’s a bad idea? 

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No consequences for Labor in toothless CCC election probe

The Corruption and Crime Commission’s report this week into the extensive rorting by the Labor Party of taxpayer-funded electorate offices for political gain is a case in point.

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Abortion alarmism is an abuse of power and voters

The shabby anti-abortion scaremongering that scarred the Queensland election is a salient reminder of the grubby tactics employed in politics.

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If Albanese had any sense he would bury this Treasurer

Jim Chalmers is clearly a weak spot for the Albanese Government, with his protestations that the worst of inflation has passed almost laughable.

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OpinionCommentsPremiumGovernment’s misinformation Bill is woefully misinformed

Broken promises, some foolhardy legislation and dwindling popularity have put Anthony Albanese and his Government in a downward spiral.

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OpinionCommentsPremiumWill Queensland be a sign of things to come for Albo?

The Prime Minister and his cronies are under pressure over myriad issues and the harbinger of their fate could be a man known as Giggles.

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Shameless revolution makes Labor & WA a jack of no trades

Cook’s decision to rack up the additional expense of appointing a bureaucrat with no trade experience to the London post for just nine months extends the dysfunction Labor has brought to WA’s trade offices. 

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Albo’s luck running out with snub of the Greens

The Federal Government’s ever-worsening relationship with the Greens is there for all to see and will have ramifications for the election.

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Paul MurrayCommentsPremiumHow hypocritical Albanese has lost his voice

The Prime Minister has backtracked on a key Indigenous pledge — and nuked plans for future mining at a Northern Territory uranium to try and cover himself.

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PM tries to move forward but fails to learn lessons of past

Anthony Albanese’s decision to put Tony Burke in charge of immigration carries echoes of the dark days under Kevin Rudd.

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WA Government’s outlandish claims exposed by reality

The WA Government’s empty promises on two key issues — the $6 billion Westport project and green hydrogen — have exposed the folly of its outlandish claims to voters.

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Albo’s nuke attack backfires as Labor bungles credibility

It’s hard to argue that the Coalition’s policy is more expensive when the Prime Minister can’t say what his massively subsidised plan will cost.

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Nuclear energy vision demands calm presentation of facts

It is simply ridiculous to regard nuclear power as unachievable when so many other counties have achieved it. There are 440 reactors now operating in 31 countries.

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Questioning immigration numbers does not make you a racist

The ABC’s Laura Tingle said was Australia was a racist country after Opposition Leader Peter Dutton linked high levels of migration to the housing crisis. She couldn’t be more wrong.

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Over-reliance on unreliable renewable energy is madness

The State Government is busy pushing its renewable energy plans hard, but its claims and costs simply don’t add up.

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There are 40 million reasons to be upset at Albo’s ads

What possible reason — and justification — could a government have for spending truckloads of public money to tell wage earners they are getting a tax cut?

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Jim Chalmers had three chances to repair our accounts

Jim Chalmers has had three set-piece opportunities to repair the national accounts — and he’s come up short every time.

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Mammoth Budget spending a sugar hit that will soon turn sour

With State and Federal elections looming, a succession of Labor treasurers are splashing the cash to win votes with little thought as to what this will mean in the future.

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OpinionPremiumWhy Metronet finances are a complete train wreck

Treasurer and Transport Minister Rita Saffioti has done nothing to try and get the huge project back on track — and we’re all paying the price.

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Albo and Turnbull in the top five PMs? You must be joking

Journeying into the world of AI reveals a lot of ill-informed nonsense about who is considered to be Australia’s finest leader.

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Are we being railroaded over local manufacturing?

Rita Saffioti must provide all the details on how many local businesses are actually building our new trains.

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