Australia politics live: ‘not our job to make a bad bill better’, opposition says of nature laws face-off; Victoria passes changes to assisted dying bill | Australia news

Australia politics live: ‘not our job to make a bad bill better’, opposition says of nature laws face-off; Victoria passes changes to assisted dying bill | Australia news

‘Not our job to make a bad bill better,’ says shadow environment minister The shadow environment minister, Angie Bell, is doing the media rounds this morning, and sits in the “hot seat” – as she calls it – on RN Breakfast after Murray Watt. The Coalition says its chief concerns lie in the “wide-ranging powers” […]

Hurricane Melissa live updates: hundreds of thousands evacuated to shelters as 120mph winds hit Cuba; extensive damage in Jamaica | Hurricane Melissa

Hurricane Melissa live updates: hundreds of thousands evacuated to shelters as 120mph winds hit Cuba; extensive damage in Jamaica | Hurricane Melissa

Hundreds of thousands evacuated to shelters as 120mph winds hit Cuba Hundreds of thousands of people had been evacuated to shelters in Cuba, reports the Associated Press (AP). A hurricane warning is in effect for the provinces of Granma, Santiago de Cuba, Guantánamo, Holguin and Las Tunas. Hurricane Melissa had top sustained winds of 120mph […]

Australia politics live: Labor votes against Pocock’s climate duty of care bill; Chalmers blames inflation rise on end of state energy subsidies | Australia news

Australia politics live: Labor votes against Pocock’s climate duty of care bill; Chalmers blames inflation rise on end of state energy subsidies | Australia news

Labor votes against Pocock’s climate duty of care bill and Liberal senator crosses the floor Labor have been put into a slightly uncomfortable position in the Senate, on David Pocock’s bill that would insert a duty of care to young people and future children into the Climate Change Act. The legislation would force decision-makers to […]

Australia politics live: Burke confirms first NZYQ member arrived in Nauru; court overturns Queensland’s puberty blocker ban | Australia news

Australia politics live: Burke confirms first NZYQ member arrived in Nauru; court overturns Queensland’s puberty blocker ban | Australia news

First deported NZYQ member has arrived on Nauru, Burke confirms Sarah Basford Canales The home affairs minister, Tony Burke, has confirmed Australia has deported the first member of the NZYQ cohort to Nauru, triggering the start of its $2.5bn deal. The federal government has said it is working methodically through the 350 or so within […]

Minister insists government will get asylum seekers out of hotels and expects progress ‘within weeks’ - UK politics live | Politics

Minister insists government will get asylum seekers out of hotels and expects progress ‘within weeks’ – UK politics live | Politics

Minister says government committed to getting all asylum seekers out of hotels after report says system ‘chaotic’ Good morning. When Jimmy Carter was US president, he gave a famous address in 1979 saying the country was suffering a crisis of confidence. It became known as the malaise speech, and now it is widely regarded as […]

Australia politics live: Microsoft ‘deliberately omitted’ AI-free option in 365 price rises, ACCC alleges; scientists beg for action on deforestation | Australian politics

Australia politics live: Microsoft ‘deliberately omitted’ AI-free option in 365 price rises, ACCC alleges; scientists beg for action on deforestation | Australian politics

Littleproud says Nationals can’t scrap net zero without alternative climate plan Josh Butler David Littleproud says the Nationals won’t come to a final position on net zero today, and says his party must come up with an alternative climate plan if they are to drop the 2050 target. He also said he’s open to Barnaby […]