On Valentine's Day, Morrison's been ghosted by the electorate

This Valentine’s  Day, spare a thought for Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Morrison is being ghosted by the electorate, who are not loving the Federal Government’s mishandling of the pandemic, with just a third of Australians feeling confident about the government’s direction.

Just days after announcing a paltry increase in the speed of closure of its coal-burning power stations, AGL has been forced to reassure workers about job security, with experts warning that AGL’s ageing and unreliable coal fleet may close even sooner than the company has claimed.

And following a week of misdirection and chaos, crossbenchers are seeking to get climate issues back in Parliament’s focus ahead of the March budget.

Confidence in government falls to record low with Omicron wave: ANUpoll
Satisfaction with the direction of the country and confidence in the federal government has plummeted, a new ANUpoll study has found.

AGL’s early coal closures spark job security fears
Power and gas giant AGL has told employees it hopes to create new jobs in the future by repurposing its last two coal-fired power stations into low-emissions energy hubs, as analysts warn the ageing plants’ closure dates may be brought forward yet again.

Crossbench aims to get climate in focus
The lower house crossbench will be wanting to get the focus back on the climate when the federal parliament sits for its final week before the March budget, and following a week of chaos on the government benches.

Experts sceptical of Shine Energy’s proposed ‘flexible’ coal power station
The Australian company also claims coal can be burned with ‘zero emissions’ via CCS which remains largely ineffective and unproven

Green Energy: Australia’s largest wind project hits milestones on way to delivering 8pc of Victoria’s power
Located near the Victorian city of Geelong, the $3 billion Golden Plains project will see the development of 122 of Vestas’s V162-6.2 MWTM wind turbines as part of stage-one works and will feature a 300MW battery storage facility that will add flexibility and stability to the grid.