Bill Shorten is set to visit the Spencer Gulf in South Australia to unveil plans for a Renewable Energy Zone in the region.
Labor says the remote area has shown potential to produce wind, solar and hydro energy.
It follows Labor’s announcement last year that the party would establish a series of ‘zones’ to develop Australia’s renewable energy industry, and deliver its 50 per cent renewable energy target. The zone will encompass the stretch from the north of Adelaide, along the Yorke Peninsula, and around the top of the Spencer Gulf down to Whyalla.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
‘Gunner Labor government is the worst’ in Australia: PM | Sky News AustraliaThe Prime Minister is capitalising on the Northern Territory’s budget shortfalls to criticise its government in an attempt to boost the federal Coalition's chances in the Top End. \n\nPrime Minister Scott Morrison told a business meeting on Wednesday, saying ‘the Gunner Labor government is the worst government in the country’ that's has proved ‘if you can’t manage money, you can’t run a territory’\n\nIn 2018, Chief Minister Michael Gunner was forced to go to Canberra to ask for money to bail out the Northern Territory government. \n\nImage: News Corp Australia \n\n\n\n\n\n
Read more »
Renewable energy to surpass coal for first time in the US – but why not Australia?America's renewable energy set to surpass coal for the first month ever - Australia is slowly following suit.
Read more »
Labor unveils multi-billion dollar childcare plan | Sky News AustraliaLabor leader Bill Shorten has flown to Western Australia ahead of a leadership debate with Prime Minister Scott Morrison in Perth.\n\nIt comes after Mr Shorten spent the day rallying to the Party faithful in Melbourne where he made a multi-billion dollar commitment for cheaper childcare and free dental care for seniors.\n\nLabor announced its $4 billion childcare package on Sunday, which is designed to reduce costs for families earning less than $174,000.\n\nParty leader Bill Shorten also unveiled plans to give free dental care to pensioners.\n\n\nImage: News Corp Australia\n\n\n\n\n\n
Read more »
Labor considers referendum on Indigenous voice to parliament | Sky News AustraliaLabor is considering holding a referendum on an Indigenous 'voice to parliament' if it wins government at next months federal election.\n\nLabor's would-be minister for Indigenous Affairs, Pat Dodson, says the public would be given a guide on how the scheme 'could work', but its final form would be decided in parliament.\n\nThe Uluru Statement from the Heart and the Referendum Council called for the Indigenous representative body in 2017, though it was rejected by the Turnbull government.\n\nThe Morrison government has echoed its predecessor's view, rejecting it on the basis that it would become a 'third chamber of parliament' and never gain public support.\n\nImage: News Corp Australia\n\n\n\n
Read more »
Labor trying to broker deal with Clive Palmer: reports | Sky News AustraliaA member of the Australian Labor Party's executive has held secret meetings with Clive Palmer in efforts to broker an election preference deal between Labor and the United Australia Party. \n\nMeetings were reportedly held as recently as last week, over fears Mr Palmer could swing key Queensland seats back to the Coalition.\n\nHowever the Queensland mining mogul is reportedly on the verge of signing a preference deal with the Liberal Party. \n\nClive Palmer has ruled out supporting Labor's plan to overhaul franking credits, negative gearing and capital gains tax if any of his party members gain power.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Read more »
Labor announces childcare, dental boost | Sky News AustraliaChildcare will be cheaper for families earning under $174,000 if Labor is victorious at the upcoming election. \n\nThe $4 billion package was announced by Bill Shorten in the Melbourne suburb of Box Hill on Sunday.\n\nChildcare will be effectively free for families earning less than $69,000, provided they pass a work activity test.\n\nMr Shorten also announced free dental care for pensioners, while accusing the Coalition of being too preoccupied with the ‘big end of town’ to care about workers’ wage increases.\n\n\n
Read more »
Labor to double Coalition's commitment to combat domestic violence | Sky News AustraliaLabor has begun to ramp up its campaign on the back of two consecutive long weekends, committing $660 million in funds to combat family and domestic violence.\n\nThe package stands as double the commitment made by the Coalition and will include $90 million for legal assistance and $78 million for refuges and emergency accommodation.\n\nThe comprehensive plan also includes funding for 20,000 emergency support packages of up to $10,000 each for people impacted by family and domestic violence.\n\nImage: News Corp Australia\n\n\n\n\n
Read more »
Labor is ‘going to look at’ tax cuts for high-income earners: Shorten | Sky News AustraliaThe Opposition Leader is facing questions after telling a coal export terminal worker on Queensland central coast that Labor is ‘going to look at’ tax cuts for Australians earning more than $250,000.\n\nWhile Bill Shorten has said in the past that Labor would look at tax cuts for people earning in excess of $120,000, Labor's budget reply speech prioritised relief for lower-income workers.\n\nTreasurer Josh Frydenberg seized on the remarks, asking ‘did he lie or did he forget that Labor is increasing their tax by increasing the marginal rate to 49 per cent for those workers?’\n\nImage: News Corp Australia \n\n\n\n\n\n
Read more »
Labor unveils multi-billion dollar childcare plan | Sky News AustraliaLabor leader Bill Shorten has flown to Western Australia ahead of a leadership debate with Prime Minister Scott Morrison in Perth.\n\nIt comes after Mr Shorten spent the day rallying to the Party faithful in Melbourne where he made a multi-billion dollar commitment for cheaper childcare and free dental care for seniors.\n\nLabor announced its $4 billion childcare package on Sunday, which is designed to reduce costs for families earning less than $174,000.\n\nParty leader Bill Shorten also unveiled plans to give free dental care to pensioners.\n\n\nImage: News Corp Australia\n\n\n\n\n\n
Read more »
PM raises questions on Labor's childcare policy | Sky News AustraliaLabor's promise to boost childcare workers' pay is coming under further scrutiny after Bill Shorten on Sunday suggested he could give other industries direct wage rises too. \n\nThe Opposition Leader clarified on Tuesday that if Labor is elected, there will not be any more government-funded pay increases for other sectors of workers. \n\nLabor announced its monumental $4 billion funding increase to childcare subsidies and revealed plans to raise the wages of early childhood educators by 20 per cent over the next eight years. \n\nThe Morrison government is outraged by the plan, warning that Labor must explain how it's going to deliver pay rises. \n\nImage: News Corp Australia \n\n\n\n\n
Read more »