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Wednesday, December 11

Morrison Govt targets environmental activists

Groups pushing secondary boycotts and class actions as part of environmental and anti-mining campaigns are the focus of a concerted government effort to bring them to heel, says Michelle Grattan.

Australia tells Pacific leaders: we won't budge on coal

Australia is trying to remove mention of phasing out of coal in the communique at the Pacific Islands Forum.

The Greens energy policy calls for coal-fired energy and exports to cease within a decade. Photo: supplied

Shut down Australia's coal industry by 2030: Greens

Greens leader Richard Di Natale has denied his party’s plan to shut down all coal-fired power stations and phase out thermal coal exports will cost Australians jobs.

Liberal MP slaps down Nationals over coal-fired power plant call

An inner-city Liberal MP has repudiated his Nationals colleagues for calling for the federal government to fund a new coal-fired power plant.

Brawl brewing over proposed NSW coal-fired power stations

Environmentalists are calling on the prime minister and NSW premier to stop plans for new coal-fired power stations in the Hunter Valley.

Court rejects Australian coal mine due to greenhouse gas emissions

A landmark court decision to reject a proposed NSW coal mine on the basis of its expected greenhouse gas emissions could have far-reaching implications for future fossil fuel projects in Australia, environmentalists say.