Pages tagged "policy_climate"
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In 2022, I left court in tears. Standing in parliament felt like deja vu
The Sydney Morning Herald, 10 July 2024
Youth climate activist Anjali Sharma explains in this op-ed why she and other young Australians want the government to legislate a Duty of Care.
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Nature Positive Bill (Second Reading)
House of Representatives, 3 July 2024
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Nature Positive Bill (Consideration In Detail)
House of Representatives, 3 July 2024
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Independent MPs stand united on need to legislate Duty of Care Bill to protect future generations
Media release, 27 June 2024
Independent MPs have united in their call for the Albanese Government to urgently legislate a Duty of Care that would force governments to consider the impact of climate harm on young people’s wellbeing when making decisions.
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Teal MPs blast Dutton’s Coalition policy as ‘too slow, too expensive’
The Daily Telegraph, 19 June 2024
Kylea has pushed back against the Coalition's nuclear proposal, warning that it would lead to higher costs for Australians, extend the use of coal, and delay our economic progress towards renewables.
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Coalition nuclear policy is dangerous, deluded and divisive
Media release, 19 June 2024
Peter Dutton’s nuclear policy is dangerous, deluded and divisive – and will cost Australian taxpayers dearly, Kylea says.
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Nationals leader reveals nuclear power plants to be built in National Party seats
The Nightly, 12 June 2024
While Peter Dutton has told the media that winning back the teal seats is possible with his energy policy, Kylea says the Liberal Party clearly isn’t listening. “Rather than take on board the feedback voters gave them in 2022, they’re basically saying they don’t care and they don’t want to listen,” she says.
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Dutton's climate policy to be 'the extinction of the opposition'
SBS World News, 12 June 2024
Kylea says opposition leader Peter Dutton's proposal to dump Australia's climate targets is "the extinction of the opposition ... not the extinction of our planet, because Australians have had enough of this sort of climate denialism".
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Confused Coalition stance on 2030 emissions target risks ‘chasing away’ investment
The Guardian, 11 June 2024
Kylea says the Coalition's stance on Australia's 2030 emissions target risks taking Australia backward. "The climate wars must be put to bed," she says. "If the Liberal and National parties do not wish to be part of that future, it is their own extinction they are guaranteeing."
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Dutton escalates climate war with 'out of touch' teals
Australian Financial Review, 11 June 2024
Peter Dutton's plan to abandon Australia's 43 per cent emissions reduction target has been heavily criticised by crossbenchers, who say it shows that the Coalition has given up on winning back former Liberal seats.