Coal-backed ads win the Queensland election

Coal-backed ads win the Queensland election

Coal-backed think tanks spent up big to help the Liberal National Party (LNP) win the 2024 Queensland election. In October, the anti-renewable Australian Institute for Progress spent $155,346 on Meta ads (pictured). That’s more than the Labor...
Greenwashing complaint against Jemena

Greenwashing complaint against Jemena

Comms Declare has made a complaint to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) about claims Jemena has made about so-called ‘renewable gas’. The ‘renewable gas’ and ‘go natural gas’ campaigns promote hydrogen and biomethane products as alternatives to...
Victorian gas backflip a win for army of lobbyists

Victorian gas backflip a win for army of lobbyists

Gas and petroleum industry spin doctors have won the day, successfully overturning restrictions on the potent greenhouse gas in the state. The amount of lobbyists grew dramatically following the slated ban on gas in new Victorian homes, with 25 new gas lobby contracts...
Fossils behind the National Press Club

Fossils behind the National Press Club

The National Press Club (NPC) says its role is defending press freedom but is that mission at odds with its corporate sponsors? This April, the outgoing head of the Net Zero Economy Agency, Greg Combet, addressed the nation’s media at the National Press Club....