environmentalism

Aus Politics

(How the ALP Decisively Won the State Election)*

Despite an overall swing against Victoria’s incumbent ALP, Daniel Andrews was comfortably returned to government, while the Liberals were routed.

Before the election, the ALP held 55 seats (a maj…
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By Patrick J. Byrne / November 29, 2022

Aus Politics

(Labor Tightens Tap With Murray-Darling Buybacks)*

It is with some irony that almost 10 years to the day since the signing of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, the new Labor Government has unveiled its determination to proceed with water buybacks across …
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By Mystery Canberra Correspondent / November 16, 2022

(Urgently Needed: A Nuclear Power Solution)*

What a paradox. Australian governments commit to shutting down all coal and gas electricity plants and opposing nuclear power, while Greta Thunberg backs the German Green Party in keeping Germany’s …
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By Patrick J. Byrne / November 2, 2022

Foreign Affairs Energy, Science & Environment

(EU must break its reliance on Russian energy)*

Vladimir Putin was convinced that Europe could not function without the Russian oil and gas that has funded his huge military rebuild for the reclaiming of territories lost with the 1988-91 dissolutio…
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By Patrick J. Byrne / March 23, 2022

Energy, Science & Environment Aus Politics

(Reality bites hard and cools the climate for climate activism)*

For the first time in many elections, climate change will be well down on the list of voter concerns as they decide who will run the country for the next three years.

And this as the rest of the wo…
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By Mystery Canberra Correspondent / March 9, 2022