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Foreign minister accuses Labor of ‘playing politics’ on national security after Penny Wong criticises Scott Morrison for ‘refusing to take responsibility in Pacific’; at least 50 Covid deaths as WA to ease mask mandate in some settings; election campaign moves into ‘trench warfare’. Follow the latest updates live
Guide Dogs Victoria CEO stood down after endorsing Josh Frydenberg in election adsExclusive: these maps show exactly where Scott Morrison is targeting his slick video ad campaignScott Morrison forced to clarify net zero commitment amid Coalition division‘This is a hose you have to hold’: Turnbull accuses Morrison of failure over China-Solomons pactVoters in two key WA seats doubtful about ‘Morrison plus McGowan’ dealGuardian Australia’s full federal election coverageGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingScott Morrison is in Townsville (north Queensland) today where he will be making announcements on energy.
Given what we just heard from Scott Morrison there, it’s worth your time having a listen to climate and environment editor Adam Morton on today’s Full Story podcast examining if the policy differences between the Coalition and Labor and ultimately asking: is either party preparing enough for the transformational change ahead?
Economic modelling should be used as a guide. Both sides of politics lean on it more as a forecast that will be fact ... I don’t think anybody can tell us exactly what our power bills will be in 2025, 2030, 2050 but no one disagrees that more solar and wind is good in terms of lowering prices because it is much, much cheaper to generate what’s in place.
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