Australian company secures $700,000 deal for carbon capture and storage machine
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A solar-powered and tent-sized Australian prototype machine that can suck CO2 from the air has secured a $700,000 contract to capture and store carbon. The deal, part of a project backed by corporates including the ow...
Anthony Albanese raises case of jailed Australian engineer Robert Pether with Iraqi PM
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The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has raised the case of jailed engineer Robert Pether with the Iraqi leader, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, as the Australian’s family warns he has become “gravely ill” and is rapidly deterio...
Australian house prices fall for second month as interest rates rise
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House prices are continuing to decline and falls are expected to accelerate in the coming months as rising interest rates take their toll. CoreLogic’s home value index has fallen for the second month in a row, after d...
Liberal Democrats stand down Queensland executive, alleging overspend on Campbell Newman campaign
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The national leadership of the Liberal Democrats has stood down its Queensland state executive, accusing them of refusing to pay debts racked up at the federal election at which the party failed to have the former pre...
Unions seek high court challenge to NSW campaign spending restrictions
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The peak union body in New South Wales is seeking to launch a high court challenge against the Perrottet government amid a push to reintroduce controversial laws that cap third-party campaign spending ahead of next ye...
South Australian Liberal leader and state MPs to ‘mentor’ young people at anti-abortion event
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A week after Roe v Wade was overturned in the US, and just days before new abortion laws begin in South Australia, parliamentarians are set to “mentor” young people at an anti-abortion event. The Liberal leader, David...
Former Australian chief scientist to head review of carbon credit scheme after whistleblower revelations
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The former Australian chief scientist and senior academic, Prof Ian Chubb, has been appointed to head a thorough review of Australia’s carbon credit scheme as experts escalate calls for a complete overhaul of the syst...
Delayed public inquiry into UK’s Covid-19 response opens
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The delayed public inquiry into the UK’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic has been launched after Boris Johnson accepted calls to widen the terms of reference to consider its unequal impact on minority-ethnic people,...