Tag: Barnaby Joyce

End Sale of Petrol and Diesel Cars by 2035 for Climate Change: Grattan Institute

Australian think tank the Grattan Institute is calling on the government to end the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2035 to help meet the 2050 net-zero emissions target. In its new report, the think tank said zero-emissions vehicles should be exempt from stamp duty, import duty, and luxury car tax to make…


Barnaby’s Return Firms Up Coalition Stance on China and Rejuvenates Nationals’ Push For Regional Australia

The newly installed Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, Barnaby Joyce has indicated he will take a strong stance on China and climate change policies in Australia. Joyce told his first party room meeting as the leader that Australia’s freedom could be challenged as other superpowers rise in the Asia-pacific pushing out the pax-Americana (American led peace)…


Barnaby’s Return Firms Up Coalition Stance on China, Rejuvenates Nationals’ Push For Regional Australia

The newly installed Deputy Prime Minister of Australia Barnaby Joyce has indicated he will take a strong stance on China and climate change policies in Australia. Joyce told his first party room meeting after winning majority support in a leadership spill on that Australia’s freedom could be challenged as other superpowers rise in the Asia-Pacific, pushing…


Barnaby Joyce Re-Elected as Australia’s Deputy PM in Leadership Spill

Barnaby Joyce has been re-elected as the new Deputy Prime Minister of Australia after he defeated National leader Michael McCormack in a leadership spill on Monday. The spill, which was initiated by Queensland Senator Matt Canavan, returned Joyce as leader of the minor party of Australia’s governing coalition after he won the majority of the vote…


‘We Have Seen the Fading of Democracy Across the World’: Australian MP Warns

Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce issued a warning in Parliament last week for Australia to rally its power in order to withstand what he lamented was the “fading of democracy” around the world. “We have seen the rise of China and, unfortunately, it is run by a regime, not a democracy,” he said on Wednesday while debating the annual…