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All quiet on the giant flaw in Labor’s climate policy

Bernard Keane — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 01:00:45 +0000

The government allows polluters to exploit cheap, worthless carbon credit units to continue emitting greenhouse gases. The Productivity Commission had a chance to weigh in on the problem, but went MIA instead

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Top universities are embracing bloated, ravenous AI energy guzzlers. It’s a betrayal

Ketan Joshi — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:43:51 +0000

Despite declaring itself a "global leader" in alternative energy sources, institutions like UNSW are teaming up with energy gluttons. You wouldn't know from its emissions.

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Whose security counts in the Pacific?

Wanning Sun — Wed, 07 Oct 2026 23:26:45 +0000

While climate-related spending gets criticised, billions forked out for security and strategic engagement gets framed as for the “national interest”.

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‘Government and RBA pulling in opposite directions’, rating agency warns

Rich James — Wed, 07 Oct 2026 20:15:55 +0000

There are yet more economic warnings this morning. Meanwhile, the Coalition is trying to "flood the zone" with its new immigration policy, despite the continuing criticism, and everyone has an opinion on the landmark climate ruling.

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Which is the real threat: climate or AI? Both — and downplaying either is a risky gamble

Michael Sainsbury — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 22:58:46 +0000

A recent piece in Crikey argued that an AI-fuelled climate disaster — and not necessarily the technology itself — is the "actual life-threatening apocalypse". But two things can be true at once.

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Coalition’s migration plans finally come into view

Rich James — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 20:03:42 +0000

Angus Taylor is taking the plans, which will reportedly see migration cut to about a third of the current intake, to his partyroom this morning. Meanwhile, the PM and energy minister are justifying the pre-COP summit and brace for fireworks as the AI firms front a parliamentary committee.

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Climate concerns added to pressures on Albanese government

Rich James — Sun, 04 Oct 2026 20:17:51 +0000

Questions are being asked of Australia’s climate record while the government continues to face concerning polling. Meanwhile, it was all smiles among rivals at the NRL grand final and Brazil heads to the polls.

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The stock price of Vail Resorts looks like a ski slope. But their doom is our doom, too

Jason Murphy — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 02:09:11 +0000

They could build a chair lift on a slope like that.

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Doomsday AI cultists aren’t just good marketers — they’re capturing governments

Ketan Joshi — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:20:19 +0000

As soon as you realise the AI industry is packed with adherents to a cult of climate and fossil fuel dismissiveness, everything clicks into place.

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Why the climate crisis must break Canberra’s hamster wheel of daily reporting

Christopher Warren — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 01:12:56 +0000

The greatest success of fossil fuel corporations — and the politicians and commentators who support them — has been convincing the media that there's no story to tell in the climate crisis.

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