What Can Asia and the Pacific Expect From Australia’s New Government?

What Can Asia and the Pacific Expect From Australia’s New Government?

Foreign policy didn’t feature heavily in the campaign, but Labor’s pre-election budget plan offers clues to the government’s priorities.

Is nuclear dead? Signs Coalition's policy isn't buried despite election loss

The Liberals and Nationals will review their policy platforms as they assess their sweeping election defeat, which resulted in Labor claiming a majority government.

Australia is set to be a renewables nation; after Labour’s win, there’s no turning back

Cementing renewables investment by continuing to build renewables capacity, the returned Labour government can position Australia on the world stage as a genuine leader on clean energy

Australia is the Renewables Nation after Labor's Win

By Wesley Morgan, UNSW Sydney and Ben Newell, UNSW Sydney An emphatic election victory for the incumbent Labor government means Australia’s rapid shift to renewable energy will continue. As Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen said on Saturday: In 2022, the Australian people voted to finally act on climate change. After three years of progress […] in 2025 they said keep going. The election result also means the debate about energy pol…

Australia is set to be a renewables nation. After Labor’s win, there’s no turning back

Under a Labor government, coal and gas have a fast-declining role to play in Australia’s energy mix – and nuclear has none at all.

Australian Labor’s Landslide Is a Win for the Status Quo

Labor PM Anthony Albanese promised more of the same, with maybe a little bit of tinkering if the budget allows. And thanks to opposition leader Peter Dutton’s abysmal Trump imitation, it won Labor a landslide victory in Saturday's Australian election.