Australia has a new environment minister – and he has a big job ahead of him: fixing the country’s broken environment laws.

Murray Watt has replaced Tanya Plibersek, whose efforts at reform were famously thwarted by the prime minister.

But before Watt can begin that task, he faces another critical decision: whether to let Woodside Energy extend its North West Shelf gas project to 2070 – opening new gas fields and unleashing a “carbon bomb” worth roughly 10 times Australia’s current annual emissions.

Today, national correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Mike Seccombe, on Murray Watt, his plans for the environment and the decision that could define his tenure.

 

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Guest: National correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Mike Seccombe. 

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Australia has a new environment minister &ndash; and he has a big job ahead of him: fixing the country&rsquo;s broken environment laws.
Murray Watt has replaced Tanya Plibersek, whose efforts at reform were famously thwarted by the prime minister.
But before Watt can begin that task, he faces another critical decision: whether to let Woodside Energy extend its North West Shelf gas project to 2070 &ndash; opening new gas fields and unleashing a &ldquo;carbon bomb&rdquo; worth roughly 10 times Australia&rsquo;s current annual emissions.
Today, national correspondent for&nbsp;The Saturday Paper, Mike Seccombe, on Murray Watt, his plans for the environment and the decision that could define his tenure.
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Guest:&nbsp;National correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Mike Seccombe.&nbsp;
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The ‘carbon bomb’ awaiting Australia’s new environment minister

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After a chaotic 24 hours of backroom plotting and mounting pressure, the Victorian premier resigned.

Jacinta Allan’s replacement, and former deputy leader Ben Carroll, now has just four months to turn Labor’s fortunes around in what’s shaping up to be the most unpredictable election the state has ever seen.

Polls show an unprecedented three-party contest – with voters split, almost equally, between the unpopular Labor government, an Opposition ridden by scandal, and a rising One Nation.

Today, ABC Melbourne Mornings host Raf Epstein on what Labor’s change of leader means for an already chaotic election race and whether Australia’s most progressive state could turn orange.

 

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Guest: ABC Radio Melbourne host Raf Epstein

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After a chaotic 24 hours of backroom plotting and mounting pressure, the Victorian premier resigned.
Jacinta Allan&rsquo;s replacement, and former deputy leader Ben Carroll, now has just four months to turn Labor&rsquo;s fortunes around in what&rsquo;s shaping up to be the most unpredictable election the state has ever seen.
Polls show an unprecedented three-party contest &ndash; with voters split, almost equally, between the unpopular Labor government, an Opposition ridden by scandal, and a rising One Nation.
Today, ABC Melbourne Mornings host Raf Epstein on what Labor&rsquo;s change of leader means for an already chaotic election race and whether Australia&rsquo;s most progressive state could turn orange.
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Guest: ABC Radio Melbourne host Raf Epstein
Photo:&nbsp;AAP Image/James Ross

“It’s ugly. It’s messy”: Inside the plot to bring down the Victorian premier

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Cory Doctorow is the author and tech critic who brought us the term ‘enshittification’ – which refers to the gradual decline in the quality of digital platforms and services over time.

Now he’s warning that what we’ve been led to believe is the inevitable march of AI towards world domination isn’t that inevitable after all, and actually what we’re marching towards could be the end of the AI bubble.

Because every time you ask ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini a question, companies like OpenAI are losing money. The more we use, the more they lose.

And while those AI giants burn through billions of dollars a year, gambling that eventually they’ll figure out how to turn it into a profitable business, the world’s economy is hanging in the balance.

Today, Cory Doctorow, on why the AI boom is being pushed into every part of our lives and what happens when the bubble bursts.

 

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Cory Doctorow is in Australia this August for appearances at Sydney’s Festival of Dangerous Ideas, and in Melbourne at The Capitol, presented by The Wheeler Centre and Now or Never. His new book, The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI, is out via Verso 

 

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Guest: Author Cory Doctorow

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Cory Doctorow is the author and tech critic who brought us the term &lsquo;enshittification&rsquo; &ndash; which refers to the gradual decline in the quality of digital platforms and services over time.
Now he&rsquo;s warning that what we&rsquo;ve been led to believe is the inevitable march of AI towards world domination isn&rsquo;t that inevitable after all, and actually what we&rsquo;re marching towards could be the end of the AI bubble.
Because every time you ask ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini a question, companies like OpenAI are losing money. The more we use, the more they lose.
And while those AI giants burn through billions of dollars a year, gambling that eventually they&rsquo;ll figure out how to turn it into a profitable business, the world&rsquo;s economy is hanging in the balance.
Today, Cory Doctorow, on why the AI boom is being pushed into every part of our lives and what happens when the bubble bursts.
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Cory Doctorow is in Australia this August for appearances at Sydney&rsquo;s Festival of Dangerous Ideas, and in Melbourne at The Capitol, presented by The Wheeler Centre and Now or Never. His new book, The Reverse Centaur&rsquo;s Guide to Life After AI, is out via Verso&nbsp;
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Guest: Author Cory Doctorow
Photo:&nbsp;AAP Image/James Ross

Who decided AI was inevitable?

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Alan Joyce was once one of Australia’s most admired business leaders.

By the time he left Qantas, he had become one of the country’s most hated men.

His final years at the airline were marked by unlawful sackings, cancelled flights, withheld refunds and a collapse in public trust. But in a new memoir, Riding the Jet Stream, Joyce defends many of the decisions that made him a symbol of corporate arrogance and public distrust.

Today, former Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce, on what he believes Australians got wrong about him – and whether he accepts responsibility for the damage done to the Qantas brand on his watch.

 

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Guest: Former Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce

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Alan Joyce was once one of Australia&rsquo;s most admired business leaders.
By the time he left Qantas, he had become one of the country&rsquo;s most hated men.
His final years at the airline were marked by unlawful sackings, cancelled flights, withheld refunds and a collapse in public trust. But in a new memoir,&nbsp;Riding the Jet Stream, Joyce defends many of the decisions that made him a symbol of corporate arrogance and public distrust.
Today, former Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce, on what he believes Australians got wrong about him &ndash; and whether he accepts responsibility for the damage done to the Qantas brand on his watch.
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Guest: Former Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce
Photo:&nbsp;AAP Image/Joel Carrett

‘I know I’m a polarising figure’: Alan Joyce on Qantas, reputational collapse and his legacy

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The ‘carbon bomb’ awaiting Australia’s new environment minister

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