Official research from Australia’s CSIRO used to support the claim that nuclear is “the most expensive” form of energy has been criticised by Coalition senators. It comes after federal Labor Energy Minister Chris Bowen posted a video on social media lambasting nuclear as a viable option for Australia’s energy needs, citing the CSIRO’s 2019-20 GenCost report….

One of Australia’s largest commercial banks has admitted that its decision to close branches in regional and rural areas has adversely affected local communities. During a Senate inquiry into regional and rural bank closures on March 2, Westpac bank’s chief customer engagement officer Ross Miller said the bank was aware that some of its customers…

The debate over whether Australians should celebrate Australian Day or replace it with Invasion Day could be settled by putting it to a vote, suggests Nationals senator Matt Canavan. Australia Day, Jan. 26, marks the day when Captain Arthur Phillip’s First Fleet arrived in Sydney Cove (now known as Circular Quay) and claimed the southern continent…

Four Australian senators have lodged an order for the release of contracts between the federal government and pharmaceutical companies for the production of COVID-19 vaccines. The senators will lodge the motion on Nov. 29, 2022, for the current Labor health minister to release agreements with Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Moderna, and Novavax, including details on vaccine efficacy,…

Nationals Senator Matt Canavan is calling on political leaders to stand up to investment firms using their influence to pressure corporations to pursue “woke” objectives. “The problem with the corporate method of political decision-making is it concentrates decision-making in the hands of the few and wealthy. The beauty of democracy is that everybody, no matter…

Leader of the left-wing Greens Adam Bandt has been criticised for “virtue-signalling” after he pushed the Australian flag out of the TV camera shot in his press conference. On Monday afternoon, before Bandt and Deputy Greens leader Mehreen Faruqi arrived at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Offices in the Sydney CBD, a member of the Greens pushed…

David Littleproud has been elected as the new leader of the conservative National party after a party room vote on Monday, ousting incumbent Barnaby Joyce and former minister Darren Chester. Senator Perin Davey from New South Wales will be the deputy leader. In his first press conference as leader, Littleproud said the Nationals, which is…

Net-zero and leadership will be two issues discussed by the Nationals party room on the weekend after the regional party successfully withstood the electoral onslaught on May 21 that saw its Coalition partner, the Liberal Party, lose 19 seats. After every election, the Nationals hold a party room meeting to decide their future policy platform…

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has downplayed talk of division within the ranks of the coalition Liberal-National Party on the issue of net-zero carbon emissions commitments. The catalyst for the debate was the Coalition’s candidate for the Queensland seat of Flynn, Colin Boyce, who said on April 26 that there was “wiggle room” in the…

The Australian Federal Government and the Victorian Labor Government are in conflict after the Victorian Premier, Daniel Andrews flagged that international tourists may need to be triple vaccinated, contradicting the double-dosed decision made by the Coalition. On Feb. 7, the Federal Government announced that borders will open for fully vaccinated international travellers from Feb. 21,…