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Charting an electoral change of direction
Did Australian voters reject the right and pull politics back to the centre, or the left? Frank Bongiorno examines what just happened.
Did Australian voters reject the right and pull politics back to the centre, or the left? Frank Bongiorno examines what just happened.
The junior coalition partner is tied in knots over its net zero emissions by 2050 agreement, writes Michelle Grattan.
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Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce insists the Nationals will not rush a decision on backing a Morrison Government plan to cut carbon emissions, with some MPs still unconvinced.
The Prime Minister has to win over his coalition partner before committing Australia to net zero emissions by 2050, writes Michelle Grattan.
Energy Minister Angus Taylor has likened a business-led proposal to tighten emissions obligations on polluters to a “backdoor carbon tax” and says zero net emissions is not the same as producing no emissions.
Federal Liberal MPs say the tide is turning against their Nationals colleagues opposed to Scott Morrison’s push for net-zero emissions by 2050.