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Liberal Party divided on energy and climate policy | Sky News AustraliaInternal party conflict has struck the Liberals after the NSW Energy Minister accused the Morrison government of being 'out of touch' on energy and climate policy.\n\nAustralian Financial Review reporter John Kehoe told Sky News that Don Harwin's comments were 'emblematic of the dysfunction in the federal government’s climate and energy policy'.\n\nHe added Mr Harwin could very well be playing into the upcoming state election with his comments. \n\n\n\n\n Outbof touch. Well. That’s an understatement auspol The liberals are mindful of climate change
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NSW Energy Minister slams 'out of touch' govt climate policy | Sky News AustraliaNSW Energy Minister Don Harwin has slammed the Morrison government, insisting the federal Coalition is ‘out of touch’ on energy and climate change policy. \n\nIn an opinion piece for the Financial Review, Mr Harwin called on the government to change course and implement a ‘sensible energy policy’.\n\nThe comments come ahead of a COAG meeting with Angus Taylor in Adelaide on Wednesday, where the federal Energy Minister is seeking to secure an agreement on the ‘retailer reliability obligation’. \n\nImage: News Corp Australia\n\n\n\n PeterPhelpsMLC We must convert to cheap clean green safe Nuclear power generation !! .. the rest of the World has left us behind !! .. PeterPhelpsMLC hey Sky, more of this Phelps...
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EXPLAINER: Coalition, Berejiklian government at odds over energy policy | Sky News AustraliaEXPLAINER: NSW Energy Minister Don Harwin has slammed the federal Coalition over its energy policy during Wednesday’s Council of Australian Governments meeting (COAG).\n\nEnergy Minister Angus Taylor faced a hostile reception at the COAG meeting in Adelaide, with the NSW government pushing for a national zero emissions policy to be implemented.\n\nThe Coalition is against the move, favouring reducing power prices through regulation.\n\nAfter the meeting finished, Mr Harwin called the government’s climate change policy ‘silly’ and urged his colleagues to ‘end the climate wars’ \n\nSky News Political Editor David Speers says the outcome of the meeting shows the NSW government is trying to differentiate itself from the Coalition when it comes to climate change.\n\n David_Speers Minister_Harwin Don Harwin is one of those lefties who would be more comfortable espousing Green politics, running around in a rainbow colored LGBTQI T-shirt. The Liberals are over-run with LINO Lefties and they should be called out and shown the door. David_Speers Minister_Harwin Junk science, at odds with Morrison government. David_Speers Minister_Harwin A bucket of cold sick.
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NSW govt scales back energy use to avoid blackout amid heatwave | Sky News AustraliaHeat records in Sydney's west are being smashed, soaring above 40 degrees Celsius in Penrith.\n\nParamedics and lifesavers are being kept busy while the state government has been forced to take unprecedented steps to prevent blackouts across the city. We only have ourself to blame for electricity prices and problems with the supply. If you sell off your control of essential services to build stadiums and fund your liberal party spending spree instead of investing in our future ... this is the end result Open Borders, A Better Deal, For the People, and Making America Great Again: scomo where is our reduction in power prices. we were promised it by Christmas
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Coalition cannot exclude emission reduction: Australian Industry Group | Sky News AustraliaFULL INTERVIEW: Australia Industry Group spokesman Innes Willox says Australia risks being isolated globally if the Coalition doesn't do more to address reducing emissions.\n\nNSW energy minister Don Harwin urged the federal Coalition to end the 'end the climate wars’ as it pushed for a national zero emissions policy to be implemented.\n\nThe Coalition is against this measure, favouring reducing energy bills via regulation.\n\nMr Willox has told Sky News Political Editor David Speers that it's important to get 'policy solidarity across the board', saying it would be disastrous if states 'went it alone' and set their own energy policies. David_Speers Please tell me why we cant have an R&D in our country into better filtration systems to curb global warming....instead of sending our money (tax payers) overseas...PLEASE TELL ME David_Speers Yeah, well that’s all fine, Innes, but it’s only happening bc the neanderthal knuckle-draggers and industrial-strength imbeciles are running the LNP federally auspol David_Speers Maybe states aren’t going it alone? 🤔 Except for silly conservative states SA & Tassie (who don’t have pending elections & are in fact taking one for the “team”) the states are acting with considerable synergy & in fact just leaving pathetic federal LNP rabble stranded Auspol
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Immediate cut to 'outrageous' power bills from January 1 after political pressureAGL, Origin and Energy Australia and other retailers are reducing their standing offers for longtime customers. $200 annually. That’s nice. Now if only my annual power bill hadn’t gone up by more than that I’d be in front. But I’m not and I won’t be. Neither will many others be in front. Great, any help with household expenses is always appreciated. Buy lego.
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Dutton calls for Setka resignation | Sky News AustraliaHome Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has called for trade union boss John Setka to resign from his role as the Victorian head of the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union.\n\nThe call comes after an exclusive report by the Herald Sun saying Mr Setka is due to face Melbourne Magistrate's Court next week.\n\nMr Dutton has told Peter Gleeson on Sky News, the Labor Party should stop taking donations from the CFMMEU.\n\nIt's understood that Mr Setka is currently on extended personal leave from the union.\n\nImage: News Corp Australia\n\n\n\n\n\n\n theheraldsun moniquehore Still no one from the ALP has given their opinion on DV and those that commit it. Particularly ones with a violent criminal history in positions of power. You would think would warrant a comment. 🤔 theheraldsun moniquehore hEY Monique, HAVE YOU HEARD THAT JUSTICE HAYNE HAS PINGED THE CBA WITH 330,000 CHARGES OF MONEY LAUNDERING AND NOT A SINGLE PERSON HAS BEEN CHARGED, ABCC are scum whose boss had to step down over membership of the IPA theheraldsun moniquehore It's nothing new that the LNP may often go out of bounds & contravene any law to satisfy their greed for wealth & power.
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Fijian Prime Minister urges Australia to put climate action before industry | Sky News AustraliaFiji's Prime Minister has used a state dinner to pressure Australia to stand committed to serious action on climate change.\n\nPrime Minister Scott Morrison has been sent a clear message while on a brief tour of the Pacific.\n\nFrank Bainimarama says Australia must honour its commitments to clean energy, warning no sole industry should take precedence over climate action.\n\nImage: News Corp Australia\n\n\n\n\n\n ScottMorrisonMP NSWRL NRL Interesting how this would work? Rugby League is a minor football code in Fiji, behind Union and Soccer. All cost would be for Australia. ScottMorrisonMP NSWRL NRL Not half as powerful a tool as you ScottMorrisonMP... ScottMorrisonMP NSWRL NRL Politics and sport should not meet....
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Angus Taylor to talk power prices with state counterparts | Sky News AustraliaEnergy Minister Angus Taylor will meet with state and territory counterparts in Adelaide on Wednesday to discuss how to lower power prices and ensure more reliable power. \n\nThe Minister is seeking to secure an agreement on the ‘retailer reliability obligation’ at the meeting. \n\nMr Taylor could face some pushback from his New South Wales counterpart, Don Harwin, who has labelled the government’s energy policies as ‘out of touch’.\n\nImage: News Corp Australia\n\n\n AngusTaylorMP The Minister for Coal is his correct title. FossilFool AngusTaylorMP He'll tell them coal, coal and more coal whilst offering nothing. AngusTaylorMP They KNOW how. But it goes against their coalverlords.
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Labor wants to make Qld 'ground zero' for hydrogen tech | Sky News AustraliaLabor has committed $3 million to transform the Queensland town of Gladstone into the 'National Hydrogen Innovation Hub', a policy that is hoped would help curb the region’s high unemployment rate. \n\nOpposition Leader Bill Shorten says he has a vision of using hydrogen as one of Australia’s energy sources and exports, the 'equivalent of LNG 2.0'. \n\nThe investment would form part of a Federal Labor plan to inject more than $1 billion into a National Hydrogen Plan to make Australia a ‘world leader’ in the hydrogen industry. \n\nImage: News Corp Australia \n\n\n\n Yet no calculation of the electricity and water requirements to support this industry, and feasible timelines for this increase in electricity generation (likely equal to a 500-1000% RET) or water storage. Look what happened to the last person to turn water into wine.
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