Ongoing coverage of the Australian election campaign for 2016.
Jasper coaches @martycorboynats to stomping #Indivotes victory over @IndigoCathy: @jansant reports
Storms, floods and avoiding the dots on #climate in #ausvotes – @takvera
During a tour of flood affected areas in Tasmania on Thursday 9 June, the Prime Minister was asked a question (See SMH report) relating to extreme weather events and climate change: Journalist: “Prime Minister, it is widely accepted in the scientific community and among insurers and infrastructure companies that climate change will affect the predictability, […]
Taking the 100pc #renewables message to @TurnbullMalcolm in Wentworth for #ausvotes – @takvera
The Prime Minister’s electorate of Wentworth in Sydney played host to a Solar Citizens forum at Paddington Town Hall: the Wentworth 100 percent renewables forum. Former MP for Wentworth John Hewson turned up and gave the keynote address. Wentworth is one of the wealthiest electorates in Australia, but it also has the second lowest uptake […]
Support for #carbonpricing at 63 percent: @takvera reports on #Votecompass #ausvotes
The latest Vote Compass data on carbon pricing and climate change shows that Australians want more action on climate change and back carbon pricing. Some 63 per cent of Australians want carbon pricing back and 74 per cent support more government action on climate change. But Coalition voters remain split on carbon pricing. Support for […]