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Hunter industry emissions reduction targets critical to Australia's net zero ambitions

Industry emissions are a critical part of net zero puzzle.

Newcastle Herald

Australia may delay release of 2035 climate target as world awaits outcome of US election

Experts urge Australia not to delay target too long as report by Climate Change Authority identifies six barriers to net zero

The Guardian - AU

Red meat, nuclear power off the climate response menu

Australia must cut emissions more quickly and fairly, environmental and social advocates say, while investors welcome clarity from an official climate review.

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‘Julian Leeser said I shouldn’t nominate’: Why Philip Ruddock got rolled by the Libs

Exclusive: Why did Liberal Party elder Philip Ruddock lose preselection as Hornsby mayor? The man himself says Julian Leeser was behind it.

Crikey

Former NSW Coalition government was warned recycled soil products posed ‘unacceptable risks’

Exclusive: Environment watchdog advised in 2021 the material ‘should not be used broadly’, before backing away from proposals to tighten regulations

The Guardian - AU

London stabbing victim an 11-year-old Australian

The victim of a random attack in London this week was revealed to be a young Australian girl, and mortgage holders are spending record amounts of their income on their loans.

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Matt Kean’s cosy new job and Labor’s tattered climate credentials

When did the Albanese government know this appointment was on the cards? Why isn’t it concerned?

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An (ongoing) shitshow in the Shire, Aussies doing us ‘proud’ in the US, and RBA love letters

This week, we chronicle some of the (increasingly weird) Australian interventions in the US election, and check in on the Liberal machinations in the Shire.

Crikey

Renewable industry needs urgent re-set to end the talkfest

Letters: There's a limit to how long investors can wait

Newcastle Herald

Matt Kean tells clean energy industry to speak out against vested interests ‘undermining the transition’

Former NSW Liberal minister calls on renewables sector to ‘put your mouth where your money is’ in first speech as incoming Climate Change Authority chair

The Guardian - AU

The complicated legacy of Julian Assange

Plus: Dutton’s nukes, Kean’s record and the urgent need for political donation law reform.

Crikey

What’s next for the Climate Change Authority under Matt Kean’s leadership?

The appointment of high-profile New South Wales Liberal politician Matt Kean to chair the Climate Change Authority has sparked questions about what this body does. How does it influence climate policy in Australia?

The Conversation

Finally free: Julian Assange’s last stop

The WikiLeaks founder will enter a single guilty plea on a remote island before being free to return to Australia, and an energy market report shows we need to ramp up renewables production.

Crikey

Who is Matt Kean, the ‘classic Liberal’ appointed Labor’s climate change tsar?

A career politician known for factional war games and fights with Scott Morrison, Kean has amassed enough credibility as a climate change crusader to catch Anthony Albanese’s attention.

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Kean’s climate coup

Matt Kean’s appointment as chair of the Climate Change Authority has pissed off his Coalition co-workers, and UNESCO warns Australia to do more to protect the Great Barrier Reef.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Matt Kean to head federal climate body; fresh unrest in New Caledonia; and governor general gets pay rise

Albanese government announces former NSW Liberal will head the Climate Change Authority

The Guardian - AU

Who is Matt Kean and what is the Climate Change Authority?

Former NSW Liberal MP spoke out against the lack of climate action by the Morrison government during the 2019-20 black summer bushfires

The Conversation

Albanese appoints former NSW Liberal energy minister Matt Kean to chair Climate Change Authority

The Albanese government has appointed the former New South Wales Liberal treasurer and energy minister Matt Kean to head the Climate Change Authority.

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Ex-Liberal appointed to top climate change body

The new chair of the Climate Change Authority will be former NSW Liberal politician Matt Kean, who has said he will base his approach on facts and science.

Newcastle Herald

If weekend sport wash-outs continue, how will promising kids kick on?

Letters: 'The youth development is being stunted.'

AAP

State Opposition loses second high-profile MP in days

The NSW coalition has been hit by losing a senior MP for the second time within days while the Nationals waste no time electing a new deputy leader.

Crikey

Matt Kean bows out, taking what’s left of reforming politics with him

Matt Kean was unusual in knowing how to use power and using it to deliver real reform. There are few like him.

Crikey

Coalition’s nuclear plan to be unveiled

After months of stalling, Peter Dutton will today reveal his nuclear power policy, and the NSW budget puts aside $5.1 billion for new social housing.

AAP

Former NSW treasurer quits politics for private sector

Former NSW treasurer Matt Kean will retire from politics to join the private sector dashing hopes of Liberals keen for him to have a tilt at federal politics.

The Guardian - AU

Matt Kean, a sometimes lone Coalition voice on climate threat, announces shock retirement

NSW Liberal MP rules out running for federal parliament as he exits state politics after 13 years

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