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Australia’s oil and gas regulator criticised after chief hands out environmental ‘excellence’ awards at industry dinner

Regulator says outgoing boss Stuart Smith had no role in selecting winners and was invited to acknowledge his work over eight years

The Guardian - AU

Coal on election agenda with clash of views over McKell Institute 'casuals' report

Keith Pitt says coal casual labour claims are 'propaganda'

Newcastle Herald

The Nationals have good election prospects - but this does not guarantee Joyce's leadership

While the Liberal and Labor parties each face several nail-biting contests, the Nationals have fewer immediate concerns in this federal election.

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Jack Dempsey runs as independent as Hinkler voters rate federal election issues

A "safe" federal LNP seat has become an unexpected battleground where a former state government minister hopes to steal victory from his old party. Here are the issues voters say will matter most.

ABC News

Miner will ‘pursue all avenues’ to overturn rejection of coal exploration licence in Queensland

Fox Resources statement sparks calls for candidates to outline positions ahead of federal election

The Guardian - AU

Labor's Meryl Swanson hits back at Liberal Brooke Vitnell over 'caring for coalminers'

Coal comfort: who cares more? Labor or Coalition.

Newcastle Herald

Living on the wedge: why the Coalition faces threats from left and right in Queensland

All the attention has been on Labor’s struggles in the state, but the LNP could face challenges on two fronts in the upcoming election

The Guardian - AU

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Labor's Murray-Darling Basin policy pledges more environmental water for SA, angering upstream states

Federal Labor is coming under fire from its own side of politics, with the Victorian government slapping down its Murray-Darling Basin policy.

ABC News

‘Minister for coal’: Keith Pitt to face challenge from former LNP state minister Jack Dempsey

Dempsey, the Bundaberg mayor, says Pitt is out of touch with his regional Queensland electorate on climate change

The Guardian - AU

Bundaberg Mayor Jack Dempsey to run in federal election against Resources Minister Keith Pitt in seat of Hinkler

Bundaberg Mayor and former police minister in the Newman government, Jack Dempsey, says he will contest the seat of Hinkler as an independent at the upcoming federal election, saying the sitting member is "out of touch".

ABC News

What would following Australia’s ‘leadership’ on the climate crisis actually look like?

The Morrison government is touting their climate credentials but analysts say following Australia’s path would see 3C or more of global heating

The Guardian - AU

Santos secures licence for Dorado oil find

A major new oil project off Western Australia is a significant step for fuel security at a time of intense international volatility, the government says.

AAP

Oil and gas lobby boss to head Murray-Darling Basin Authority, as former LNP politician set to chair river study

A gas lobbyist and a former LNP politician have been appointed to Murray-Darling Basin roles only days out from the federal election being called.

ABC News

Pru Goward among six Liberal-linked appointments by Coalition to Administrative Appeals Tribunal

Concerns sparked of repeat of 2019 when one in five named for government bodies before election called had Liberal or National ties

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AAP

Rare earths investment refines reputation

Federal backing for a rare earths refinery is expected to boost Australia's status as a world-leading source of critical minerals.

AAP

New gas, technologies key to energy future

Vast gas reserves, technologies and new critical minerals projects will power economic growth and meet future energy needs, according to the budget blueprint.

The Guardian - AU

Coalition went ‘directly’ to Whitehaven to purchase coal for Ukraine

Keith Pitt denies previous donations to Liberal party played a role while another coalminer says it wasn’t contacted regarding 70,000-tonne shipment

ABC News

A Senate inquiry into the gas-rich Beetaloo Basin is sitting in Darwin today. Here's what it means

Politicians, environmentalists, traditional owners and gas company representatives will be in Darwin for a public hearing into the Beetaloo Basin. Here's what it's all about.

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The Guardian - AU

‘Obsessed by coal’: former Queensland LNP minister hits out at Morrison government

Bundaberg mayor Jack Dempsey says voters in his region ‘oppose coal’ and want no new mines

The Guardian - AU

Coalition to allow some projects, including mining, to bypass federal environmental approvals

Conservationists warn using workaround to speed up decisions will lead to worse outcomes

ABC News

Federal opposition hints at changes to water savings in Murray-Darling Basin

Federal Labor hints it will seek to tear up a major agreement about how water could be recovered for the environment across the Murray-Darling Basin if it wins this year's election.

ABC News

Resources Minister reissues millions in 'invalid' grants to fracking company

Resources Minister Keith Pitt has reissued millions of dollars in grants to a fracking company searching for gas in the Beetaloo Basin, just months after a Federal Judge ruled them invalid.

The Guardian - AU

Coalition announces new $19m Beetaloo Basin gas support after previous grants ruled invalid

Decision to give grants to Liberal-linked Empire Energy for NT exploration prompts anger among environment and Indigenous groups

The Guardian - AU

Scott Morrison speaks to Ukraine PM; 60 Covid deaths reported – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

News Corp claims coal and gas moratorium would be a revenue ‘black hole’. How much would it really cost?

Grattan Institute energy experts say News Corp’s eye-watering figures on the projected costs and job losses of an improbable moratorium are ‘inflated’

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