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Climate target bill passes lower house after being amended by Greens and 'teal' crossbenchers

The government has agreed to Greens and "teal" independent amendments to its climate target bill, despite not requiring their votes in the lower house, in a sign of what the crossbench hopes is a new approach to politics.

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Morning mail: climate bill set to pass, new affirmative consent laws proposed, gold for Ariarne Titmus

Thursday: ‘Stealthing’ and ‘deepfake’ porn to be criminalised under new legislation being introduced in Victorian parliament. Plus: the best value fruit and veg this month

The Guardian - AU

The Greens have backed Labor's 43% target - but don't think Australia's climate wars are over

After a decade of climate policy failure, Wednesday brought good news and slightly less good news for Australian action on climate change.

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The Greens Will Support Labor’s Climate Bill But Want More Done To Stop Fossil Fuels

"The Greens have improved a weak climate bill and we will pass it, but the fight to stop Labor's new coal and gas mines continues."

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After more than a decade of darkness in Australia’s parliament, today was a good day for the climate

Passing legislation tethers the nation to the fact that moral people have to do what we can to avert the collapse of the planet’s climate

The Guardian - AU

Australian gov’t says confident emissions target will become law

Bill would enshrine in law election pledge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 43 percent below 2005 levels.

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The Loop: Emissions target set to become law, Pelosi meets Taiwan's President, and Warner Brothers pulls plug on Batgirl

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Australian government confident of emissions reduction law

The Australian government says it is confident its greenhouse gas reduction target will be enshrined in law after negotiating amendments with senators from outside the new administration’s ranks

The Independent UK

Australia's Greens back climate law but vow to fight coal, gas projects

Australia's Greens party on Wednesday threw its support behind the government's climate change legislation, clearing the way for a bill enshrining a pledge to cut carbon emissions by 43% by 2030, but said it would oppose new fossil fuel projects.

Reuters

Government set to legislate its 43% emissions reduction target after Greens announce support

The government is now assured it will secure its legislation to enshrine its 43% 2030 emissions reduction target, after Greens leader Adam Bandt pledged his party would support it in both houses.

The Conversation

Labor’s climate bill set to pass with support from Greens and Bridget Archer

Adam Bandt says Greens will back legislation but signals further fight on new fossil fuel projects, while the Liberal MP says she’ll cross the floor

The Guardian - AU

Greens play hand on climate change bill

The Greens will vote for the government’s signature emissions reduction target of 43 per cent by 2030, the party’s leader, Adam Bandt, has announced. In

The New Daily

Government's 43 per cent emissions target set to become law, as Greens offer votes needed to pass climate bill

A bill to write the government's climate target into law is set to be passed, as the Greens decide to back the bill, giving the government enough votes to pass the legislation.

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Liberal MP Bridget Archer to cross the floor on climate bill – as it happened

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Morning mail: Greens in ‘powerful position’ on climate, call for ‘virtual’ nurses, US house speaker visits Taiwan

Wednesday: Adam Bandt to declare Liberals ‘irrelevant’ in scathing attack amid jostling over emissions bill. Plus more rain tipped for spring

AAP

Greens to vote for climate change bill

The Greens have signalled support for the federal government's climate change bill after Labor agreed to a series of amendments.

AAP

Greens call for 'broken' gas tax fix

Greens leader Adam Bandt will call for gas companies to pay more tax and royalties in an address to the National Press Club.

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Greens leader Adam Bandt to call on government to make childcare and dental free in National Press Club address

The Greens argue the measures would save the average household thousands, and the government could pay for the $182 billion measures by taxing gas companies and extremely wealthy Australians.

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The New Daily

The massive cost of not taxing gas companies revealed

Greens leader Adam Bandt will unveil a cost-of-living package arguing revenue foregone in gas company taxes would cover free dental care and childcare.

The Guardian - AU

Warren Entsch may support Labor’s climate target if he can be shown it’s not a ‘brain fart’

Liberal MP says he is open-minded on bill but doesn’t want it to become an ‘impost on the community’ amid high inflation

The Guardian - AU

Power, hope and art: how this year’s Antidote festival is doing things differently

Back for its sixth year, the Sydney Opera House’s Antidote wants to start much-needed conversations about care, hope and our need to bring communities together

The New Daily

Alan Kohler: Labor’s climate change safeguard mechanism is going to be a minefield

No wonder Labor has allowed 12 months to sort the details of the climate bill's safeguard mechanism reform. It’s going to be a minefield.

AAP

Greens meet to determine climate position

The Greens remain in negotiations with the government over the proposed climate bill which will enshrine an emissions reduction target in law.

ABC News

Climate bill to write 43 per cent emissions target into law introduced to parliament

The government introduces a bill to legislate Australia must reduce its emissions by 43 per cent by 2030, but threatens to walk away if it can't find enough support.

The Guardian - AU

Anthony Albanese rules out banning fossil fuel projects, citing risk to Australian economy

PM says if Australia didn’t export coal there would be ‘replacement coal from other countries that’s likely to produce higher emissions’

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