In this podcast, @michellegrattan canvasses the budget with Treasurer @JEChalmers, Shadow Treasurer @AngusTaylorMP and The Conversation's politics + society editor @amandadunn10
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Managing expectations before a budget is always tricky. Two committees are making this especially so for Treasurer Jim Chalmers ahead of his second budget.
These include the establishment of a separate Monetary Policy Board and Governance Board, aimed at making both decision-making and governance arrangements as effective as possible
The government is hamstrung by its election promise to not raise taxes or bring in new ones. That’s for this term, but its narrow majority is likely to make Labor wary at the next election of bold tax reform promises.
Frydenberg, now in the private sector, hasn’t declared whether he will run again for Kooyong, but he hasn’t lost his political ambition
Opposition leader Peter Dutton and Nationals leader David Littleproud announce the Coalition’s shadow ministry
Supporting new fossil fuel projects is completely inconsistent with the broader goal of achieving net zero emissions by 2050 - and will not improve energy security.
Targets for reductions in methane and other greenhouse gases should be guided by science, and set in line with the Paris deal.
For Morrison the 2050 policy is an attempted barnacle-removing process, for both the Glasgow conference and the election.
Australia’s business sector has recognised the profits to be made in the hydrogen transition. Acting quickly, and powering the shift with renewable energy, is key.
Morrison has 35% emission reduction ‘projection’ in climate policy for Glasgow
Alarmingly for the Morrison government, the public has well and truly registered its lack of action on climate change.
Government-owned firms are often branded as uncompetitive, stuck in the past and unable to truly innovate. But they’re sometimes better suited than private firms to drive new, clean technologies.
Yallourn power station, Australia’s oldest and dirtiest coal plant, will close four years ahead of schedule. Without a national policy, coal workers are left dangerously exposed.
A new Morrison government plan sorely misses the point on electric vehicles. It’s in stark contrast to Biden’s ambitious EV strategy.
Australia is on track to meet its 2030 Paris climate targets without resorting to carryover credits, with the aid of the recently-announced technology roadmap, according to projections to be released on Thursday.
Have our leaders been emboldened by their successes in responding to the pandemic and counting on this to defuse criticisms of their behaviours?
It’s encouraging that the federal government recognises its role in industry policy. But its choice to support some technologies is disappointing.
The government’s latest energy plans are a failure of logic, and will lock in fossil fuel use for decades.
Malcolm Turnbull has launched a swingeing attack on Scott Morrison’s gas-led recovery.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of Urban Management & Planning, Griffith University
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Honorary Associate Professor, UNSW Sydney
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Professor, Deakin Law School, Deakin University
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E-Mobility Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Fellow - Melbourne Law School; Senior Researcher - Climate Council; Associate - Australian-German Climate and Energy College, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy and Head of Energy, Institute for Climate Energy and Disaster Solutions, Australian National University
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Professor Emeritus, Macquarie Business School, Macquarie University
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Professor of Urban Planning, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Economics and Head of School, University of South Australia
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Senior Lecturer of Marketing, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor in International Relations / International Political Economy, UNSW Sydney
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Research Manager, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Honorary fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Professor, Murdoch University
