NSW Liberal leader ‘not going to tell my federal colleagues what to do’ on net zero Penry Buckley Returning to the new NSW opposition leader, Kellie Sloane says she is “not going to tell my federal colleagues what to do” on net zero after the state Liberal party voted to back the policy in contrast […]
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News live: Darwin hospital roof collapses as Tropical Cyclone Fina brings heavy rains; Australia signs G20 statement backing Paris Agreement | Australia news
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature A bit more context on Australia signing the G20 statement backing the Paris agreement from AP wire: World leaders from the Group of 20 rich and developing economies broke with tradition and adopted a declaration at the start of their summit […]
Australia news live: coroner begins releasing Wieambilla inquest findings saying Trains had ‘undiagnosed and untreated psychotic illness’ | Australia news
Wieambilla police shooting: coroner delivers findings into Train family killings of three people on remote Queensland property Andrew Messenger Queensland state coroner Terry Ryan has begun releasing his findings into how three members of the Train family shot dead two police officers and a neighbour their Wieambilla property nearly three years ago. Officers Rachel McCrow […]
Turkiye to host COP31 climate summit after Australia concedes bid | Climate Crisis News
Australia’s PM says it reaches agreement to host pre-meetings with Pacific nations while Turkiye will host main summit. Turkiye will host next year’s COP31 summit in the city of Antalya, ending a long standoff with Australia over the location of the top United Nations climate meeting. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced on Thursday morning […]
Australia news live: Malinauskas complains of ‘frankly obscene’ process that ended in Cop31 going to Turkey instead of Adelaide | Australia news
SA premier complains of ‘frankly obscene’ process that ended in Cop31 going to Turkey instead of Adelaide South Australia is where Peter Malinauskas has been speaking about Australia not hosting Cop. He said he fought for it to be held in Adelaide, and after “a couple of years of effort”, SA won the right to […]
Australia news live: eSafety chief worried about Roblox ‘becoming a playground for pedophiles’ before new chat controls | Australia news
eSafety worried Roblox was ‘playground for pedophiles’ before age-check change Josh Taylor The eSafety commissioner said she was concerned gaming platform Roblox was “becoming a playground for pedophiles” before the company announced new age assurance measures to prevent kids and teens from chatting to random adults on the service. As Guardian Australia reported, from next […]
Australia news live: senior Liberals hammer out climate and energy policy behind closed doors; NSW Labor compromises on workers comp reform | Australia news
Senior Liberals meet to decide fate of net zero target Dan Jervis-Bardy Liberal members of the shadow ministry are meeting this morning to decide the fate of the party’s commitment to a net zero emissions target. The opposition leader, Sussan Ley, is expected to agree to dump the climate goal after the majority of MPs […]
Australia news live: Dan Tehan and Sussan Ley to reveal Liberals’ net zero emissions position tomorrow after shadow cabinet meeting | Australia news
Tehan won’t reveal Liberals’ net zero position until Thursday The shadow minister for energy and emissions reduction, Dan Tehan, would not say what the Liberals’ position on retaining the net zero by 2050 target was, after a marathon five-hour meeting in parliament on Wednesday. Tehan described the meeting as constructive, and said there were “very […]
Russia’s high court bid over Canberra embassy fails but Australian government has to pay costs | Australia news
Russia has failed in a high court bid to build a new embassy in Canberra, but the federal government will have to pay compensation for cancelling its lease, and cover the costs of the case. The high court ruled in a majority decision that it was legal for the lease to be cancelled in 2023. […]
Australia news live: Albanese backs new laws that could limit masks at protests; Angus Taylor says he is not ‘focused’ on a leadership challenge | Australia news
Angus Taylor says leadership challenge against Ley ‘not something I’m focused on’ Angus Taylor, the shadow defence minister, said he is not “focused” on a leadership challenge against Sussan Ley amid grumblings over her hold on the Coalition. Taylor spoke to Channel Nine’s Sunrise this morning, where he was asked about rumours he was mulling […]