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Mr Albanese is preparing Labor for a potential early election by ordering his top team to help restore the party’s economic credibility as it readies its pitch to form government.
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Australian businesses will be encouraged to invest in plug-in hybrid and electric car fleets in an attempt to increase private uptake by flooding the second-hand market with new vehicle technologies at lower prices.
The Morrison government has ruled out offering taxpayer subsidies for the private uptake of plug-in hybrids and battery electric cars, arguing in its long-awaited strategy that subsidies would not represent value for money in efforts to drive down carbon emissions.
The Morrison government has ruled out subsidies for electric vehicles, and is prioritising transition of commercial fleets.
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Energy Minister Angus Taylor will argue a “fleet first” strategy for new technology passenger vehicles is the smartest way to help Australia’s “planned and managed” transition to low-emission cars, while ensuring charging infrastructure and the national energy grid can support a switch.
Michael McCormackâs two years and 344 days on the edge
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When the pack turned on Australian captain Tim Paine last month, questioning whether he was up to the job of leading his country after a home series defeat against India, cricket-loving Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack sent him a text in solidarity.
Perhaps itâs a stretch but the Nationals leader sees some similarities in their own rise to the top. Both were unlikely picks for the top job and both took on their roles by virtue of a scandal.
Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack, three years in the job next month, is the longest-serving leader since the Coalition came to power in 2013.