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Qantas could withhold $16m in bonuses from Joyce

Guest authors
June 19, 2024
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The Australian has reported that Colin Carter, former strategy chief for Boston Consulting Group, has been asked by the board to help determine whether Joyce is eligible for performance-dependent long-term bonuses of around $14 million and short-term b…

Australia chooses to join the world and embrace clean Nuclear Energy

Helen Carrie
June 19, 2024
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This is the concept design of a zero emissions small modular reactor. Nuclear energy has proven to get electricity prices and emissions down all over […]

Nuclear Power Generation explained

Helen Carrie
June 19, 2024
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Unlike fossil fuel-fired power plants, nuclear reactors do not produce air pollution or carbon dioxide while operating. However, the processes for mining and refining uranium ore and making reactor fuel all require large amounts of energy.

Allan vows to keep ‘toxic’ nuclear out of Victoria, Pesutto undecided

Helen Carrie
June 19, 2024
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Premier Jacinta Allan says she will never let a “toxic” nuclear power plant be built in Victoria while Opposition Leader John Pesutto says it’s too early to say if he will back his federal party leader’s Loy Yang proposal.

Radioactive waste in Australia

Bardy Bigglesworth
June 19, 2024
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Australia has accumulated almost 5,000 cubic metres of radioactive waste (around the volume of two Olympic size swimming pools). This does not include uranium mining wastes, which are disposed of at mine sites.

PM labels attack on Josh Burns’ office in Melbourne as ‘serious’

Bardy Bigglesworth
June 19, 2024
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Federal MP Josh Burns has described a vandalism attack on his Melbourne electoral office as “ugly and reckless”, while the Prime Minister has also called out the “serious” incident.

Congestion clears after serious four-vehicle crash on Melbourne freeway

Bardy Bigglesworth
June 19, 2024
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Multiple lanes of a major freeway in Melbourne’s south-east have reopened following a serious crash.

Dutton reveals locations for seven nuclear power plants

Bardy Bigglesworth
June 19, 2024
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The Coalition revealed seven nuclear plants would be built at the sites of former coal power plants

Disneyland Australia for Melbourne? MP reveals bold plan: ‘At the top of the list’

Helen Carrie
June 19, 2024
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The politician hopes to capitalise on Disney’s $60 billion investment in global theme park expansion.

Suburban Rail Loop East JV cuts TBM numbers to reduce disruption

gobstopper
June 19, 2024
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The team building the southern section of Melbourne’s Suburban Rail Loop East project will use fewer tunnel boring machines than planned to reduce disruption around work sites.