Tag: turnbull
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Turnbull rejects calls to bail out Hazelwood
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has emphatically turned down a call from Tony Abbott to stay the closure of Hazelwood power station in order to prevent the worsening of the impending energy crisis. Former Prime Minister Abbott has publicly urged current Prime Minister Turnbull to rethink the planned closure of the Gippsland-based power station in Victoria, warning that…
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Turnbull declares Australian ‘energy crisis’
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has today warned of an impending “energy crisis” as tensions rise surrounding a dramatic shortfall in gas-powered electricity production. Speaking to a conference hosted by the Australian Financial Review this morning, teh Prime Minister warned that the findings of Wednesday’s report by the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) were concerning. He argued…
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Bill Shorten takes to parliament in bid to pass same-sex marriage bill
Labor party leader, Bill Shorten has introduced new legislation to parliament with an aim to legalise same-sex marriage. This movement from the opposition has come after criticism to the coalition’s original plans to run a plebiscite over the issue. https://twitter.com/workmanalice/status/775124115787173892 The proposed plebiscite which would entice a national vote, means that there will potentially be nationally funded…
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Fast NBN is slow to rollout
Australia’s super fast National Broadband Network (NBN) is ironically super-slow to rollout and, as costs rise, an internal report obtained by Fairfax Media has revealed that it has fallen two-thirds short of its benchmark construction timetable. While nearly 1.5 million premises should have been approved, only 662, 665 have been given the go-ahead thus far. With…