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May 12, 2025 · This special post-election feature series examines how the re-elected Labor government is expected to dictate the direction of 12 key policy areas this decade (and possibly beyond).

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It was Paul Keating, a very long time ago, who noted that it was normal for politicians to declare that each election was the most important in living memory, or something similar, in a desperate effort to galvanise voters and discredit opponents as uniquely threatening to all we hold dear.

Apr 28, 2025 · 1. Change in the energy system is complicated – the path forward needs to reflect this. The Nelson Review is a timely and welcome review of the energy system, designed to help future-proof the National Energy Market (NEM) and to recognise the exponential pace of technological change that is impacting on the future shape and dynamic of the energy system.

Mar 20, 2025 · More local gas will be brought into Australia’s domestic market thanks to the inking of a deal under the government’s Gas Market Code of Conduct. The deal will see a new gas supply (the equivalent of enough gas to support heating and cooking for 200,000 homes) from APLNG offered at $12/GJ and indexed to CPI.

Apr 3, 2024 · The agreement to recover 4.9 gigalitres of water per year marks an important milestone for the ACT and federal governments.

Feb 26, 2025 · Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister Patrick Gorman. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) What follows is the speech given by Patrick Gorman to the Sydney Institute on February 24. The future of the Australian Public Service is on the ballot at this election. Tonight, I argue that all Australians, especially ...

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