Tony Abbott steps up "assault" on Australian environmental policy

Will Nichols
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Opposition parties, clean energy investors and green groups slam sharp cuts to clean energy and climate funding in this week's Budget

It's fair to say that Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has few friends amongst the environmental movement. The man who once described climate change as "absolute crap" this week doubled down on his...

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