Cost-of-living pressure is the most universal issue among regional Australians, who say reducing price increases for household bills and other essential expenses should be a government priority.
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New climate reporting requirements will make exports uncompetitive, says National Farmers Federation
Farmers say their exports will become less competitive if Labor refuses to carve agriculture out of a key plank of its climate policy, raising pressure on Jim Chalmers to overhaul a mandatory requirement for companies to disclose climate risks.
Read moreRights agenda must be responsible
More bureaucrats are the problem in closing the gap, not the solution.
Read moreSwimmers say Gina Rinehart financial backing key to success at Paris Olympics
The swimmers have dominated in the pool at Paris, lighting up the La Defense Arena night after night with gold medals galore. And there almost every evening watching on from her corporate box overlooking the pool has been Mrs Rinehart, the swimming benefactor that just about everyone in the sport is raving about.
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State’s biggest resources project left hanging for 749 days as Woodside waits for outcome of environmental appeal.
Read moreNo positives in it for us
Australian business heads to Canberra’s halls of power to unite against radical environmental law reforms.
Read more‘Deeply concerned’: CCIWA decries Federal Government’s proposed Nature Positive approvals overhaul
Almost half of businesses have no faith that Canberra bureaucrats can handle an environmental approvals system and would consider ditching major projects if timelines drag out any longer, a major survey has found.
Read moreGina Rinehart’s Controversial Solution to the Housing Crisis
Australian billionaire Gina Rinehart has offered some advice for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as he struggles to secure a budget bounce.
Read moreHidden Costs of ‘Cheap’ Solar and Wind Are Too High
Despite us constantly being told that solar and wind are now the cheapest forms of electricity, governments around the world needed to spend $US18 trillion on the green transition last year.
Read morePipeline Review Puts Gas on Hold
A major gas expansion seen as vital for Australia’s southern states to avoid shortages in the next two years has been put on hold due to a tough regulatory clampdown, with the fresh supply shock landing just days after the Albanese government warned of shortfall risks this decade.
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