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Dutton’s ‘imitation reservation’ is a cynical hoax, Labor must step up with a real solution

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Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s announcement of a so-called ‘gas reservation scheme’ is a cynical hoax designed to mislead Australians instead of genuinely addressing the nation’s gas retention problem, according to the Australian Workers’ Union. The AWU has long-called for a gas reservation scheme, which would guarantee that a sufficient portion of the gas Australia extracts stay … Continued

TALENT ALERT: Experts say Coalition’s gas plan will lock in climate pollution for decades to come

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Friday, March 28   Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s budget reply details the federal Coalition’s polluting policies on energy and climate change including $1.3 billion in handouts for multinational gas corporations during a cost of living crisis.   Also entirely absent from the budget reply was costings for the Opposition’s nuclear scheme, begging the question: was … Continued

Numbers don’t lie: $0 for nuclear, $1.3bn for polluting gas and bucketloads of climate harm in Opposition’s budget reply

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY 27 MARCH 2025   Numbers don’t lie: $0 for nuclear, $1.3bn for polluting gas and bucketloads of climate harm in Opposition’s budget reply   Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s budget reply details the Liberal-National Party’s polluting policies on energy and climate change: $0 for nuclear begs the question: is the party now … Continued

Media Alert: Australian Conservation Foundation response to budget reply

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Thursday March 27, 2025   In response to the Leader of the Opposition’s budget reply speech and national gas plan, the Australian Conservation Foundation’s national climate policy adviser Annika Reynolds (they/them) said:  “The Coalition’s continued pivot away from nuclear, which would be the most expensive form of energy in Australia should it ever be built, … Continued

Housing crisis not solved until demand is reduced – Budget 2025

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  Sustainable Population Australia (SPA), says that Australia’s housing crisis is entirely due to rapidly rising demand, driven for most part, by record levels of population growth, including 1.6 million over the three years to 30 September 2024 and 8.7 million, or 45 per cent, since 2000. SPA Spokesperson Michael Bayliss says, “Since the rising … Continued

CA ANZ GREEN LIGHTS UNIVERSITY AND TAFE INVESTMENTS IN FEDERAL BUDGET

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26 March 2025  Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) has endorsed the Federal Budget’s university and TAFE investments after sustained calls for major reform of the higher education sector. CA ANZ was pleased to see an additional $2.5 billion over 11 years for a new higher education funding system which will provide more … Continued

ANZGOG welcomes the Federal Budget’s investment in medical research and clinical trials and highlights the need for continued focus on gynaecological cancers

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MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE    The Australia New Zealand Gynaecological Oncology Group (ANZGOG) welcomes key initiatives in the Federal Budget that will support Australians living with gynaecological cancer. This includes investment in medical research, clinical trials, Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), Medicare and support for our healthcare workers.    ANZGOG acknowledges the Federal Government’s commitment of … Continued