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Paul Murray: Time for Chris Bowen to admit defeat over damaging net zero target
Why does our Climate Change Minister continue to defy experts with unachievable action that risks economic ruin?

Radio National | Breakfast | Sally Sara | 04 September 2025
The Federal Government will soon announce Australia’s 2035 emissions target, but unlike its 2030 target, it may not be written into law. Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen says he is still weighing up whether to legislate the target.

Brazilian Rare Earths lands key pilot plant permit
Operations approved to begin midway through next year

Opinion: History rhymes as Labor facing Rudd/Gillard crisis 2.0
The punters are working out energy prices have gone through the roof due to Labor’s obsession with renewables, writes Ron Boswell.

Road to net zero reaches one missed deadline after another
Contrary to what the Prime Minister declares, a higher penetration of renewable energy will lead to higher prices.


SOUTH32 CHIEF IN BLAST OVER GREEN TAPE
South32 boss Graham Kerr says trying to get a mine approved in Australia and completing a similar project in the US are “chalk and cheese”.

Hydrogen on hold as green fuel sidelined in major gas plants
The first NSW gas plants built in a decade have shelved ambitious deadlines for delivering green hydrogen in the latest setback for the maligned clean fuel source battling cost challenges and insufficient customer demand.

Thanks for Bush Summit
It was so refreshing to see coverage in the mainstream media of alternative points of view on the “net zero” debate – points of view, which in my opinion, are far too often dismissed when discussing this most critical of issues.

WA economy cools as exports, investment ease
New data shows Western Australia’s economy is slowing as the state’s exports, investment and the labour market softens.


Special Economic Zone plan shot down by Canberra within minutes of being launched
The Bush Summit brought a number of fresh economic ideas to the table. Read what they were.