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As the world goes through a decisive energy transformation, WA is leading the way, with the potential to be a renewable energy super-state and a green industry powerhouse.
Read more...“Australia has looked closely at nuclear energy over and over again. Newsflash: it doesn’t make sense in this country. It is the most expensive form of new energy generation. It is uninvestable and uninsurable. The inflexibility of nuclear is the opposite of what a 21st century energy system needs.”
Read more...It is long past time for a responsibly managed transition out of an industry that has been sliding down the hill for decades. The Albanese Government is taking on that task through a proper process that will make sure all stakeholders are heard and considered, with a strong focus on farmers and regional businesses. Australian agriculture will be stronger and more sustainable for this positive change.
Read more...Our best future involves technology and creativity harnessed in the name of sustainability, inclusive economic development, and community wellbeing. That should be the big picture and signature tune and action-filled montage of Australia’s best self.
Read more...Taken together, Labor’s policies on oceans and on waste and resource management will shift the dial after a decade of decline and inaction.
The Australian community is right to expect their government to lead the way towards greater sustainability with environmental protection an urgent priority, rather than an afterthought or superficial marketing gesture. An Albanese Labor government will take on that responsibility.
As with any piece of ineffective regulation, the existing framework is not only failing to deliver on its aims, but is allowing free-riders to avoid responsibility and gain a benefit over those companies that do the right thing.
Read more...As we look to 2022, there is every reason to be optimistic about Australia’s potential to take on the big task of creating a circular economy as part of the wider push towards sustainability. The community wants that to occur, and industry will rise to the challenge if provided with a clear and consistent framework. To join those two vectors of change we need policy leadership that is comprehensive, coordinated, harmonised, and strategic.
Read more...Following the explosion of the caves in Juukan Gorge, no one can seriously argue the current system is working. Our whole approach needs to improve. If we don’t do better when it comes to protecting our heritage places, they will continue to be at risk of being damaged or lost, especially in the case of First Nations cultural sites and material.
Read more...At a time when we are rightly focused on how to create greater self-reliance and sovereign capability, we cannot afford to risk WA’s proven shipbuilding and broader defence manufacturing sector. Indeed it should be strengthened so the long-held and logical ambition of a ‘two oceans’ strategy with two shipbuilding hubs can be realised for Australia’s benefit.
Read more...Australia’s most endangered marsupial, Gilbert’s potoroo, was almost burnt to extinction in the fire at Two People’s Bay near Albany in 2015. The species was saved by the courageous firefighting and animal rescue efforts on the day. Since that time the painstaking work of local rangers and the valiant Gilbert’s Potoroo Action Group has stabilised […]
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