Large coal and gas companies top the official list of Australia’s biggest polluters based on direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions. But Australia’s woeful performance on climate change is a bigger story altogether.

Some companies and individuals play an incredibly toxic role in the public debate around climate change in Australia, and wield an outsized political influence to undermine climate action — yet they rarely get the recognition they deserve. That’s why this week Bernard Keane, with the assistance of political cartoonist Eric Löbbecke, created a list of Australia’s biggest climate culprits along with a video that names and shames the lot of them.

Also this week we had plenty on new NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet, John Barilaro’s resignation, the bolstered calls for a federal anti-corruption watchdog, Craig Kelly and Clive Palmer’s questionable YouTube viewing numbers, and a defeat for the federal government in its pursuit of Bernard Collaery.

GEORGIA WILKINS 3 minute read

Who would be against a federal anti-corruption watchdog? Federal politicians, for one.

RICHARD HOLDEN 4 minute read

There are ways to take advantage of a warmer climate that can help defray the costs.

AMBER SCHULTZ 4 minute read

Australia's international border is reopening but temporary residents are still stuck in limbo — and even permanent residents feel left out in the cold.

GEORGIA WILKINS and BERNARD KEANE 3 minute read

The Coalition’s implosion over climate continues, with Keith Pitt calling for a $250 billion loan facility for the mining sector in exchange for a commitment to net zero by 2050.

JANINE PERRETT 3 minute read

And now John Barilaro. Another one bites the dust as the state government shitshow just keeps on giving.

CAM WILSON 3 minute read

Kelly's election ads have racked up millions of views in a short time. But that doesn't mean millions of people have been seeking them out.

BERNARD KEANE 2 minute read

In a defeat for the federal government in its pursuit of Bernard Collaery, the attempt by former attorney-general Christian Porter to keep the trial hidden has been overturned by the ACT court of appeal.