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“Accelerating climate disruption is the greatest threat to the human future: our safety and well-being, our homes and communities, and how and where we live and work,” a group of leading Australian military and security experts says.

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The Greens say they will push to increase the environment’s share of funding in the federal budget to one per cent if they hold the balance of power after the election.

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has confirmed what Australia Institute research has long shown – there is no gas supply shortage in Australia.

Without more clarity, it is impossible to assess whether the Coalition’s idea would – or even could – meet what is otherwise a sound objective * Election 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaign * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Peter Dutton says his policies would reduce the wholesale price of gas on Australia’s east coast from $14 a gigajoule to $10 a gigajoule by increasing supply. He also argues that lowering the price of gas would lower the price of electricity. Such an apparently simple and appealing proposal deserves serious assessment. Three key facts need to be considered: There is now not enough gas available outside the production of Queensland LNG producers to meet demand on the east coast, and that position is getting worse as long-term production in Gippsland in Victoria declines. East coast wholesale gas prices per gigajoule have risen from $8 to $10 in the second half of 2017, to about $14 today. Gas is needed to meet electricity demand when the mix of coal, hydro and renewables is not enough to meet demand. When this happens, the high cost of gas tends to push up the wholesale price of electricity. Continue reading...

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