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The past seven years were the hottest on record, a new climate report shows
The past seven years have been the seven warmest on record and 2021 was the fifth hottest, according to new data released by a leading climate change authority. The Copernicus Climate Change Service report also showed the world has already warmed between 1.1 and 1.3 degrees above pre-industrial levels, confirming the analysis published by the United Nations’ chief climate body last year.
Australia lags on climate action as UN report says fossil fuel plans surge beyond capacity to keep global warming to 1.5 degrees
No Australian federal government "policies or discourses" were found to help manage a wind-down of fossil fuel production.
Australia’s giant carbon capture project fails to meet key targets
Analysts say the $54 billion Gorgon project to extract and export gas from fields off the WA coast has missed key benchmarks agreed to five years ago.
Morrison government bankrolls $600m Hunter Valley gas plant
The Morrison government will direct its Snowy Hydro power corporation to build a $600 million gas-fired power plant in the Hunter Valley, ignoring calls that the investment is unneeded. © Getty Minister for Energy Angus Taylor reacts during Question Time in the House of Representatives at Parliament House The long-anticipated intervention in the energy market will result in a 660-megawatt gas-peaker plant being constructed at a former aluminium plant in Kurri Kurri.
Power plays at work as Labor split over climate action
© Andrew Meares Ian Narev CEO of the Commonwealth Bank appeared before the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics Review of Australia's Four Major Banks including ALP MPs Pat Conroy L and Matt Thistlethwaite R at Parliament House in Canberra on Tuesday 4 October 2016.
Australia defies international pressure to set net-zero targets by 2050
Scott Morrison says he is not worried about the future of Australia's fossil fuel exports and will not be dictated to by countries such as Britain.
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Still, few could have predicted how bitter or broad the political proxy war being fought on their suburban streets over the past weeks would become. When John Alexander executed a dignified fall on his sword on November 11 over questions about his citizenship, the Opposition smelled blood. Most of the other victims of the section 44 prohibition on dual citizens holding seats in federal parliament had been members of the senate.
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Still, few could have predicted how bitter or broad the political proxy war being fought on their suburban streets over the past weeks would become. When John Alexander executed a dignified fall on his sword on November 11 over questions about his citizenship, the Opposition smelled blood. Most of the other victims of the section 44 prohibition on dual citizens holding seats in federal parliament had been members of the senate.
China furore could influence the verdict of Bennelong voters: poll
With his absolute majority in Parliament at risk on Saturday, Mr Turnbull warned voters against installing star Labor candidate Kristina Keneally, saying it would take the country a step closer to a "catastrophic" Bill Shorten prime ministership. Mr Shorten slammed the Prime Minister as "up himself" and out of touch. Around half of respondents to a new Fairfax Media-ReachTEL poll published Thursday said revelations about Labor senator Sam Dastyari's connections to China will affect their vote.
Mysterious Bennelong letter urges Chinese Australians to 'take down' the government
An angry open letter urging Chinese Australians to "take down the far-right Liberal Party ruling party" by voting against John Alexander in the Bennelong byelection has been shared on social media by a man who allegedly met the Chinese Communist Party's department tasked with overseas influence activities. The 1700-word letter, attributed to "a group of Chinese who call Australia home", urged people to support Labor's candidate, Kristina Keneally.
Mysterious Bennelong letter urges Chinese Australians to 'take down' the government
An angry open letter urging Chinese Australians to "take down the far-right Liberal Party ruling party" by voting against John Alexander in the Bennelong byelection has been shared on social media by a man who allegedly met the Chinese Communist Party's department tasked with overseas influence activities. The 1700-word letter, attributed to "a group of Chinese who call Australia home", urged people to support Labor's candidate, Kristina Keneally.
China furore could influence the verdict of Bennelong voters: poll
With his absolute majority in Parliament at risk on Saturday, Mr Turnbull warned voters against installing star Labor candidate Kristina Keneally, saying it would take the country a step closer to a "catastrophic" Bill Shorten prime ministership. Mr Shorten slammed the Prime Minister as "up himself" and out of touch. Around half of respondents to a new Fairfax Media-ReachTEL poll published Thursday said revelations about Labor senator Sam Dastyari's connections to China will affect their vote.
Tone of Sydney's Chinese media shifts amid Bennelong furore
As attacks by the Coalition on Sam Dastyari over his association with Chinese government-linked donors ramped up over the past few days, the People's Daily, a major Chinese state-controlled outlet, took a hard line against the Australian government, publishing an opinion piece on Monday decrying the debate as racist and urging the government and media to "discard their political biases and prejudices." After that piece was published, the tone of coverage of the byelection rapidly began to...
Tone of Sydney's Chinese media shifts amid Bennelong furore
As attacks by the Coalition on Sam Dastyari over his association with Chinese government-linked donors ramped up over the past few days, the People's Daily, a major Chinese state-controlled outlet, took a hard line against the Australian government, publishing an opinion piece on Monday decrying the debate as racist and urging the government and media to "discard their political biases and prejudices." After that piece was published, the tone of coverage of the byelection rapidly began to...
Claims of Chinese influence, betrayal and racism
On the streets of Bennelong, brutal local politics have collided with international affairs as candidates embarked on the last week of campaigning for the seat that might save or imperil Malcolm Turnbull's slender governing majority. At an Ultra Tune outlet in the dark bowels of the Macquarie Centre, the Liberal Party's candidate John Alexander was joined by the federal treasurer Scott Morrison and his NSW counterpart, Dominic Perrottet.
Claims of Chinese influence, betrayal and racism
On the streets of Bennelong, brutal local politics have collided with international affairs as candidates embarked on the last week of campaigning for the seat that might save or imperil Malcolm Turnbull's slender governing majority. At an Ultra Tune outlet in the dark bowels of the Macquarie Centre, the Liberal Party's candidate John Alexander was joined by the federal treasurer Scott Morrison and his NSW counterpart, Dominic Perrottet.
One Nation to pocket over $1 million in funding
Pauline Hanson's One Nation might have failed to win a single seat in the Queensland election, but by one measure their campaign was a resounding success - the party will receive more than $1 million in taxpayer funding, up from just $53,033 at the last state poll. The Queensland Electoral Commission pays registered political parties that poll higher than 6 percent of the first preference vote $3.14 for each vote. According to the current count, One Nation won 318,780 votes.
One Nation to pocket over $1 million in funding
Pauline Hanson's One Nation might have failed to win a single seat in the Queensland election, but by one measure their campaign was a resounding success - the party will receive more than $1 million in taxpayer funding, up from just $53,033 at the last state poll. The Queensland Electoral Commission pays registered political parties that poll higher than 6 percent of the first preference vote $3.14 for each vote. According to the current count, One Nation won 318,780 votes.
Parliament, not a postal vote, should be used to decide issues
In an ominous sign for the No campaign, its champion, Tony Abbott, was already doing his best to move the goalposts, declaring that if his cause won 40 percent of the vote it would be a "moral victory". And then there was the turnout. Around 80 per cent of eligible voters returned their ballots. According to Tiernan Brady, director of Australian Marriage Equality, this is a higher turnout than for practically any voluntary ballot measure undertaken in a Western democracy in modern history.
Parliament, not a postal vote, should be used to decide issues
In an ominous sign for the No campaign, its champion, Tony Abbott, was already doing his best to move the goalposts, declaring that if his cause won 40 percent of the vote it would be a "moral victory". And then there was the turnout. Around 80 per cent of eligible voters returned their ballots. According to Tiernan Brady, director of Australian Marriage Equality, this is a higher turnout than for practically any voluntary ballot measure undertaken in a Western democracy in modern history.
Canada is AWOL, America at home playing with its guns
Earlier during the APEC summit in Vietnam, the United States President, Donald Trump, had given a fiery speech complaining of unfair trade practices and actively renouncing broad trade treaties like the TPP. "From this day forward, we will compete on a fair and equal basis," he said. "We are not going to let the United States be taken advantage of any more.
Canada is AWOL, America at home playing with its guns
Earlier during the APEC summit in Vietnam, the United States President, Donald Trump, had given a fiery speech complaining of unfair trade practices and actively renouncing broad trade treaties like the TPP. "From this day forward, we will compete on a fair and equal basis," he said. "We are not going to let the United States be taken advantage of any more.
The killer quirk hiding in Australia's gun laws
The effectiveness of Australian-style gun laws has even crept into the diplomatic conversation. After she spoke with her American counterpart Rex Tillerson this week, Australia's Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop observed that, "What we can offer is our experience. "Under John Howard, we implemented the national firearms agreement - this prohibited semi-automatic and automatic weapons. We had that national gun buy-back scheme," she said.
The killer quirk hiding in Australia's gun laws
The effectiveness of Australian-style gun laws has even crept into the diplomatic conversation. After she spoke with her American counterpart Rex Tillerson this week, Australia's Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop observed that, "What we can offer is our experience. "Under John Howard, we implemented the national firearms agreement - this prohibited semi-automatic and automatic weapons. We had that national gun buy-back scheme," she said.
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