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Poppy Johnston and Zac de Silva

Deadly and costly: the climate threats Australians face

Heat-related deaths will more than quadruple in Sydney under 3C warming, a climate report warns. (Steven Markham/AAP PHOTOS)

Climate advocates are using alarming predictions of heatwave deaths, degraded ecosystems and coastal properties lost to rising seas as ammunition for bold emission cuts through to 2035. 

NGOs and federal crossbenchers are among the voices expressing dismay at the long-awaited National Climate Risk Assessment and urging Anthony Albanese's government to step up.

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