Connections between Australian politics and coal lobby run deep
17 September 15
India uranium red-light a test for Tony Abbott
09 September 15
While Prime Minister Abbott and Foreign Minister Bishop have been strong supporters of selling Australian uranium to India, many others, including key Australian diplomats and insiders, remain far more circumspect, writes Dave Sweeney
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Abbott’s safeguard mechanism is effectively a license to pollute
02 September 15
The Abbott Government’s safeguard mechanism released today begs the prickly question: is the Government simply safeguarding the right to pollute, asks Suzanne Harter
Coal price crash should derail Joe Hockey's railway to nowhere
27 August 15
Treasurer Joe Hockey Joe could be funding a railway to nowhere using vital Northern Australia infrastructure funding, writes ACF economist Matthew Rose
No Time to Waste on responsible radioactive waste management
21 August 15
As Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane prepares to announce a shortlist of possible sites to host Australia’s radioactive waste, challenges facing the goal of responsible radioactive waste management remain, writes Dave Sweeney
Government has backed a loser in coal
20 August 15
Cynically stripping away the rights of communities to defend a clean environment is not the type of behaviour we expect from the government, writes ACF President Geoff Cousins
Obama’s clean energy plan puts Australia’s ‘direct action’ in the spotlight
05 August 15
The Abbott government's efforts basically give a free kick to the dirtiest polluters, writes ACF president Geoff Cousins
There's an ill wind blowing from Canberra on renewable energy
14 July 15
The Abbott Government has taken its anti-renewables campaign to new levels, and is essentially sending a message that Australia is not open for business if you are a wind developer, writes Victoria McKenzie McHarg.