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How Mark McGowan pressured the EPA boss to remove WA's tough emissions targets in one brief phone call
1 year, 3 months ago

How Mark McGowan pressured the EPA boss to remove WA's tough emissions targets in one brief phone call

ABC  

Western Australia's former environmental protection chief has made the "extraordinary" claim that the previous premier Mark McGowan pressured him to withdraw tough new emissions guidelines. Key points: In 2019, the EPA wanted to introduce tough new emissions guidelines The decision triggered a backlash from Woodside and the state's mining lobby A single phone call from the WA premier led to …

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Australian snorkeller survives crocodile attack by ‘levering its jaws’ off his head
1 year, 6 months ago

Australian snorkeller survives crocodile attack by ‘levering its jaws’ off his head

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I was attacked from behind …

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WA Premier Mark McGowan ignites war of words with shadow defence minister Andrew Hastie
1 year, 8 months ago

WA Premier Mark McGowan ignites war of words with shadow defence minister Andrew Hastie

ABC  

The WA premier has been caught in another hot-mic scandal on the first day of his trade mission to China, after a camera picked up a conversation where he said Australia's federal shadow defence minister had "swallowed some kind of Cold War pills". Rebuilding the China relationship Speaking to reporters in Perth later in the day, senior state cabinet minister …

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Four years after his last visit, WA Premier Mark McGowan returns to China
1 year, 8 months ago

Four years after his last visit, WA Premier Mark McGowan returns to China

ABC  

Western Australia's premier says it's "unfounded" to have a fearful relationship with the state's largest trading partner, as he travels to China for the first time in four years. Key points: Mark McGowan will spend five days in Beijing for the first time post-COVID He says WA needs to have a good relationship with its biggest export customer The trip …

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Fresh public sector pay offer on the table from WA government in bid to end wage dispute
2 years, 3 months ago

Fresh public sector pay offer on the table from WA government in bid to end wage dispute

ABC  

The WA government has been forced to make an improved wages offer for public sector workers for the third time in less than a year after intense pressure from unions. Key points: Lower-paid workers will benefit the most from the revised offer Unions rejected the last offer without taking it to members for a vote Public sector workers got a …

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Clive Palmer says WA's vaccine passport border restrictions are in breach of section 117 of the constitution. Is that correct?
3 years, 3 months ago

Clive Palmer says WA's vaccine passport border restrictions are in breach of section 117 of the constitution. Is that correct?

ABC  

The claim As the vaccine rollout gains pace, the national conversation is turning to the question of whether vaccines should be mandated in some contexts. Experts told Fact Check that in order to mount a successful challenge to WA's border restrictions under section 117 of the constitution, Mr Palmer would need to demonstrate discrimination on the basis of state of …

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Yackandandah's community battery may not be 'big' but it's enough to 'petrify' energy providers
3 years, 7 months ago

Yackandandah's community battery may not be 'big' but it's enough to 'petrify' energy providers

ABC  

They may not boast the impressive size of "big batteries" but a growing trend in the energy storage space is being hailed as a game changer for communities and "petrifying" for power companies. "We're confident our community battery project will transform the way solar energy is stored, reduce resident's hip pocket costs, reduce peak demand and support the use of …

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