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Here are the main stories on Monday 15 September:
Millions of Australians are at risk from rising sea levels and heat deaths will soar, national climate risk assessment report warns.
The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, says the PNG defence treaty to be signed in Port Moresby will be an “upgrade” to security relationship.
Albanese also remains coy about the prospect of an impending meeting with the US president, Donald Trump.
Queensland police investigating 20 deaths linked to “end of life service business”.
Infighting and the sacking of a frontbencher have left the federal Coalition with its worst-ever primary vote result in Newspoll history, with One Nation appearing to have scooped up disaffected voters.
ANZ will pay $240m in penalties to settle five misconduct claims with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (Asic), the largest penalty issued by the commission.
Western Australia will get two new public holidays.
We will see you here again on Tuesday.
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Inaction on climate crisis ‘will be seen as culpable negligence’, Andrew Forrest says
The founder and executive chair of Fortescue, Andrew Forrest, says the Australian climate risk assessment underlines that countries and companies who “have put their head in the sand” when it comes to fighting the climate crisis will soon be seen as committing “culpable negligence”.
Forrest said in a statement on Monday:
Climate action is no longer tomorrow’s problem. Inaction condemns the people we love around us to rising costs, destruction and lost opportunities. The Government’s own, well-anticipated climate risk assessment now makes this obvious to everyone.
Some countries and companies have put their head in the sand. This will soon not be seen as excusable inaction. It will be seen as culpable negligence.
No community in Australia will be spared the escalating costs of climate change. A recent Nature study directly links more than 200 heatwaves since 2000 to emissions from the world’s biggest carbon polluters.
Lethal heat and humidity is closing in and the evidence is everywhere. It includes our own companies. Our business leaders, like government, are becoming directly culpable if we continue to kick the can down the road. We must demand they act.
Shareholders, community leaders, all Australians: please no longer allow companies to hide behind vague, conditional 2050 pledges while continuing with business as usual. They are condemning our communities, our workers and our children to face the worst impacts of climate change.
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