Government spinners this morning claimed Treasurer Pallas was unavailable for interview. A seperate media alert - not circulated to the press gallery - has Pallas listed as a speaker. Spinner now says he is available - Why is the government trying to hide Pallas?

Vic’s Planning Minister now has total discretion over whether or not third parties are notified of renewable energy projects that may impact them. theaustralian.com.au/nation/politic… #springst

He was attacked by someone (allegedly) attempting to commit a terrorist act. How about focusing on that and stop victim shaming.

Neighbours of large-scale proposed solar plants say they will be rendered uninsurable by their proximity to fire-prone infrastructure worth 100s of millions of $, and the fed and Vic governments have failed to address their concerns. #springst #auspol theaustralian.com.au/nation/politic…

A second southwest Vic Indigenous group is calling for Energy Min Chris Bowen to review his declaration of the Southern Ocean wind zone, arguing offshore renewable energy development must be carried out in a manner that avoids damage to marine ecosystems.
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A war of words has broken out between Victoria’s Energy Minister and her federal Labor Resources Minister counterpart, with Lily D'Ambrosio MP accusing Madeleine King MP of sounding “like a Coalition minister” on the issue of gas supply. #springst #auspol theaustralian.com.au/nation/vic-min…

Energy experts and the federal opposition have warned that the first March-quarter increase in carbon emissions from electricity generation in seven years highlights the challenges for the Albanese government in transitioning to a renewables-led future. theaustralian.com.au/nation/politic…

👀Not much love lost between Vic’s Energy Minister and her fellow Labor federal Resources counterpart this morning #springst #auspol

Watch as Vic Health Minister Mary-Anne Thomas' media minder tries to block me getting photos of the Health Minister talking to #Wodonga Mayor Ron Mildren - Terrible behaviour bordermail

If she secures preselection, it'll be the second time Samantha Ratnam has gone head to head with Peter Khalil MP. In 2016 she secured a more than 10% 2PP swing, but Labor's Khalil held on with a 4.9% margin, which he pushed out to 8.2% in 2019 & 8.6% in 2022. #auspol

The Vic government regarded progress on its beleaguered Port of Hastings offshore wind assembly terminal as being so urgent that an $8m Treasurer’s advance was required as early as Oct 2022, documents obtained under Freedom of Information reveal. #springst
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The traditional owners of the Southern Ocean offshore wind zone declared by the Albanese government last month have condemned Energy Minister Chris Bowen for a “complete lack of appropriate and meaningful consultation” #auspol theaustralian.com.au/nation/politic…

Historian Henry Reynolds has told a hearing of Victoria’s Indigenous “truth-telling” commission that frontier killings of Aborigines in the state predominantly occurred despite the wishes of the British government, rather than at its behest. theaustralian.com.au/nation/indigen…

The ABC has published a clarification and reached a confidential settlement with Kellie-Jay Keen (Kellie-Jay Keen), in a turn of events which could have implications for the three defamation cases against John Pesutto. #springst theaustralian.com.au/business/media…

Victoria’s hard-line attitude to gas has prevented development of new renewable energy projects, major energy users have said, amid speculation the state could have to prolong the use of one of its coal power stations -via @colpackham theaustralian.com.au/business/renew… #springst

IBAC drops case against some Operation Sandon witnesses theaustralian.com.au/nation/ibac-dr…

The Victorian Chamber is calling on the Albanese government to ensure businesses continue to have access to affordable, reliable energy, as a key plank of the its federal budget submission. #springst theaustralian.com.au/nation/victori…

“Classical education”—teaching kids to think critically and master old books, which are often written by a lot of dead white males—is surging across the country. In the past, this used to be called just “education.”

Julia Steinberg reports in The Free Press:

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