Australia politics live: Labor’s concessions to get Greens and Coalition to back nature laws overhaul revealed | Australian politics

Australia politics live: Labor’s concessions to get Greens and Coalition to back nature laws overhaul revealed | Australian politics

Revealed: Labor’s offer to get Greens to back EPBC overhaul Dan Jervis-Bardy Guardian Australia has obtained the separate sets of concessions that the Albanese government is prepared to make to its nature laws to secure the Greens or the Coalition’s support. The proposed concessions to the Greens, circulated on Tuesday morning, include: Limiting the fast-tracking […]

Australia politics live: new NSW Liberal leader happy to differ from Ley on net zero policy; Watt ‘prepared to compromise’ on nature bill | Australia news

Australia politics live: new NSW Liberal leader happy to differ from Ley on net zero policy; Watt ‘prepared to compromise’ on nature bill | Australia news

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 […]

Democrat Eric Swalwell faces federal criminal inquiry for alleged mortgage fraud | US politics

Democrat Eric Swalwell faces federal criminal inquiry for alleged mortgage fraud | US politics

The Democratic congressman Eric Swalwell is the latest target of Trump’s retribution campaign against his critics, the congressman confirmed on Thursday. NBC News reports that Swalwell is facing a federal criminal investigation for alleged mortgage fraud, just as three other Democratic officials have faced in recent months. The outlet says the director of the Federal […]

Liberals formally abandon net zero by 2050 but Ley says reaching target would still be ‘welcome outcome’ | Australian politics

Liberals formally abandon net zero by 2050 but Ley says reaching target would still be ‘welcome outcome’ | Australian politics

Liberal leader Sussan Ley has defended the Liberal plan to dump legislated pledges for net zero and renewable energy while claiming to be committed to the Paris agreement, saying “I can deal with that” if she faces criticism for backsliding on climate targets. The Liberal party will abandon a firm net zero emissions target, siding […]

Senate Democrats defend breaking ranks to end shutdown as Mike Johnson signals speedy House return - US politics live | US federal government shutdown 2025

Senate Democrats defend breaking ranks to end shutdown as Mike Johnson signals speedy House return – US politics live | US federal government shutdown 2025

‘It’s the opening of an opportunity,’ say Senate Democrats who broke ranks to end government shutdown The eight Democratic and Independent senators who broke ranks with the party to advance a bill that would end the government shutdown – the longest in US history – have defended their decisions amid furor from their party and base. […]