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Plibersek rejected the Coalition’s argument about other advanced economies using nuclear, noting that Germany is mothballing its nuclear plant.
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She said:
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We have unprecedented [renewables resources], internationally, we are so well set up for renewables here. We have solar. I have approved more than 50, about 54 renewable projects so far, enough to power millions of Australian homes. We’ve got the room, we’ve got the resources, we’ve got critical minerals for battery manufacturing … we can be a renewable energy superpower and instead Peter Dutton wants us to slam the brakes on.
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Asked about whether Labor could agree to a climate trigger in legislation that governs approvals of projects, such as new coalmines or gas projects, Plibersek said the way Australia reduces carbon pollution is through the safeguard mechanism.
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“But I have said that we are open to further discussions about how we reflect the impact of climate change,” she said, appearing to open the door to one of the Greens’ central demands.
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However, Plibersek said she was focused on getting the second tranche of environmental reform through (establishing an Environmental Protection Agency), before later releasing an exposure draft on the third tranche (reforming the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act).
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Avian influenza has been found on a second poultry farm in the restricted Hawkesbury biosecurity zone.
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CSIRO scientists detected the virus on a farm near the site of an earlier infection detected on 19 June, with biosecurity teams responding immediately to lock down the site.
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The Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness has confirmed the positive result on a farm 1.5km from the site of an original infection within the restricted biosecurity zone.
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The positive result is for HPAI H7N8, which is different to the virus that has been found at seven farms in Victoria. This strain is not the same as the H5N1 strain that is causing global concern.
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The NSW agriculture minister Tara Moriarty said the detection shows that the state’s biosecurity arrangements are working.
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A “depopulation process” will be carried out under the supervision of biosecurity officers. It is anticipated this cull will affect about 87,000 birds and take up to 7 days to “depopulate” the affected property.
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And welcome to another Sunday Guardian live blog.
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Australia’s east coast has shivered through another cool and frosty morning on Sunday as a cold snap has settled in across large parts of the country. Brisbane and Sydney had a crisp start, and the mercury dipped below zero in Canberra. Temperatures fell below 10C in Perth, Adelaide, Hobart and Melbourne.
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I’m Royce Kurmelovs and I’ll be taking the blog through the day.
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With that, let’s get started …
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Key events
There is an extraordinary exchange between Speers and O’Brien where Speers attempts to get any sort of detail about the Coalition plan:
Speers: They’ll only do that if the market keeps investing, as you have acknowledged.
O’Brien: I could have answered that.
Speers: They will only invest if you give them some clarity if nuclear will take up 50% or 2% of the mix.
O’Brien: They will get clarity.
Speers: Do you know this answer?
O’Brien: In terms of the broader energy mix, we’ll be coming out with that in due course.
Speers: Do you know yourself? You mentioned earlier this body that will work out how many reactors will go on each plant site. That suggests you haven’t worked this out.
O’Brien”: So, we have done our planning and we’ll be very explicit about our assumptions.
Speers: Do you know the answer to this question?
O’Brien: Rephrase the question.
Speers: The question is how much of the energy mix will be nuclear under this plan?
O’Brien: We’ll be announcing that at the time we announce our broader mix.
Speers is probing O’Brien for detail on the Coalition’s nuclear proposal
How many reactors across the seven plants?
In terms of exactly how many [reactors] on any plant, we’ll be leading that to the independent nuclear energy coordinating authority. It is right we want multi-unit sites. That’s how to get costs down. What we’re doing is based on best practice internationally.
How much nuclear will be part of the energy grid under the Coalition plan?
Firstly, I’m a Liberal. I appreciate and respect that investors want to make money. But to be really clear, our focus is on the Australian people who want to save money. And so we have designed this policy with a crystal clear vision of Australians paying for cheaper, cleaner…
O’Brien has been challenged on his sources for claiming the rollout of renewable energy in Australia has “stalled”, with Speers noting that the rollout is continuing even if it needs to be more. O’Brien has also been challenged over whether the Coalition wants to cap investment in renewables.
No, there’s no discussion about capping investment.
O’Brien appears to contradict statements made by David Littleproud that suggested the Coalition did want to cap renewable energy rollout.
On Wednesday, he explained that is not the coalition position.
O’Brien is challenged to provide a number for how much renewables the Coalition wants in the energy mix, with Speers asking “So not 825 but you’ll have a figure of what? 60% renewables?”
We’re not releasing anything today.
O’Brien frames Coalition’s nuclear push as ‘balanced approach’
Ted O’Brien, Coalition shadow minister for climate change and energy, has sought to frame his party’s nuclear push as a “balanced approach” to managing the country’s energy grid with the bulk saying “in the future, we’ll still have renewables, we’ll have gas and we’ll have zero emissions nuclear.”
On gas, the O’Brien says “we need to pour more gas into the market”.
Then when it comes to renewables, we support the continuation of rolling our renewables. But we’re different from the government, the government believes the aim of the game is to maximise the amount of renewables on the grid.
It is worth a reminder that the International Energy Agency, when it modelled out how to achieve a net zero future, found that the world has enough coal, gas and oil to cover the transition if it began the transition in 2021 and would not need new investment.
Coalition’s nuclear plan could cost $367bn: Plibersek
Paul Karp
The environment minister, Tanya Plibersek, has spoken to Sky News, attacking the Coalition’s nuclear policy and the lack of detail on its costs. She suggested the cost could be as high as $367bn.
Plibersek rejected the Coalition’s argument about other advanced economies using nuclear, noting that Germany is mothballing its nuclear plant.
She said:
We have unprecedented [renewables resources], internationally, we are so well set up for renewables here. We have solar. I have approved more than 50, about 54 renewable projects so far, enough to power millions of Australian homes. We’ve got the room, we’ve got the resources, we’ve got critical minerals for battery manufacturing … we can be a renewable energy superpower and instead Peter Dutton wants us to slam the brakes on.
Asked about whether Labor could agree to a climate trigger in legislation that governs approvals of projects, such as new coalmines or gas projects, Plibersek said the way Australia reduces carbon pollution is through the safeguard mechanism.
“But I have said that we are open to further discussions about how we reflect the impact of climate change,” she said, appearing to open the door to one of the Greens’ central demands.
However, Plibersek said she was focused on getting the second tranche of environmental reform through (establishing an Environmental Protection Agency), before later releasing an exposure draft on the third tranche (reforming the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act).
Tanya Plibersek and Ted O’Brien in TV interviews this morning
ABC Insiders host David Speers will this morning speak to the shadow minister for climate change and energy, Ted O’Brien, about the Coalition’s nuclear plan.
The environment minister Tanya Plibersek has also spoken to Sky News today.
We will bring you the highlights of both interviews across the morning.
Bird flu found at second NSW poultry farm
Avian influenza has been found on a second poultry farm in the restricted Hawkesbury biosecurity zone.
CSIRO scientists detected the virus on a farm near the site of an earlier infection detected on 19 June, with biosecurity teams responding immediately to lock down the site.
The Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness has confirmed the positive result on a farm 1.5km from the site of an original infection within the restricted biosecurity zone.
The positive result is for HPAI H7N8, which is different to the virus that has been found at seven farms in Victoria. This strain is not the same as the H5N1 strain that is causing global concern.
The NSW agriculture minister Tara Moriarty said the detection shows that the state’s biosecurity arrangements are working.
A “depopulation process” will be carried out under the supervision of biosecurity officers. It is anticipated this cull will affect about 87,000 birds and take up to 7 days to “depopulate” the affected property.
Good Morning
And welcome to another Sunday Guardian live blog.
Avian influenza has been found on a second poultry farm in the restricted Hawkesbury biosecurity zone. CSIRO scientists detected the virus on a farm near the site of an earlier infection detected on 19 June, with biosecurity teams responding immediately to lock down the site.
Australia’s east coast has shivered through another cool and frosty morning on Sunday as a cold snap has settled in across large parts of the country. Brisbane and Sydney had a crisp start, and the mercury dipped below zero in Canberra. Temperatures fell below 10C in Perth, Adelaide, Hobart and Melbourne.
I’m Royce Kurmelovs and I’ll be taking the blog through the day.
With that, let’s get started …