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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Antoun Issa

Afternoon Update: Labor and Greens strike deal on safeguard mechanism; anger after police shoot Indigenous man; and Israel protests

Some of the coal-burning Hazelwood Power Station's eight chimneys begin to topple as they are demolished and the station is decommissioned in Hazelwood, Victoria
The compromise the Greens and Labor have reached on the safeguard mechanism could mean half of the 116 proposed new fossil fuel projects will be blocked. Photograph: James Ross/AP

Good afternoon. We kickstart the week with a major political deal. After weeks of tough negotiating, Labor and the Greens have arrived at a compromise that should see the government’s signature climate bill pass parliament.

The safeguard mechanism legislation, which is designed to reduce emissions from the heaviest polluting industries, was strengthened today after the government agreed to a Greens demand for a hard cap on emissions.

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