Former Adelaide MP named new ALP president – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Oct 29, 2025
Bureau of Meteorology apologises for new website and promises changes after ‘flawed’ update BoM’s statement comes after federal environment minister says site refresh ‘not meeting many users’ expectations’ The Guardian - AU · Oct 28, 2025
Power prices to rise, secret department documents warn The federal government has released confidential briefing documents which warn of higher power prices over the months to come. AAP · Oct 27, 2025
Australia news live: thunderstorm asthma warning for Victoria’s north as wild weather threatens east coast This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Oct 25, 2025
Banning combustion engine cars by 2035 will be necessary to get Australia moving on electric vehicles Australia’s sluggish electric vehicle transition has begun to accelerate. In the first half of the year, more than 72,000 battery electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles were sold. That’s about 12% of all new cars, up almost a quarter over the same period in 2024. The Conversation · Oct 15, 2025
What will it take? The sweeteners Australia could offer Turkey to snatch COP31 Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was diplomatic on his return to Australia this week when quizzed about the ongoing negotiations for the COP31 climate summit with rival Turkey. The Conversation · Oct 1, 2025
News Corp embraces fantasy genre by turning climate crisis into ‘laughable’ science fiction The National Climate Risk Assessment is attacked in the Daily Telegraph, while wind turbines became a frightening obstacle for firefighting planes and solar panels a source of mountains of landfill waste The Guardian - AU · Oct 1, 2025
Australia speeding past shortcuts to cleaner transport Getting from A to B is Australia's third biggest source of emissions and policymakers have been urged to pedal hard on active and shared transport. AAP · Sep 27, 2025
Native forest logging must end in order to reach Labor’s emissions reduction target, expert says Murray Watt says ‘it’s not the government’s intention to stop old growth logging’ as Greens and academics press for total halt The Guardian - AU · Sep 26, 2025
Morning Mail: Australia’s far-right risk, Bowen steps up Cop31 lobbying, shark bite-resistant wetsuits tested US professor says Australia’s history makes it ripe for the rise of the extreme right The Guardian - AU · Sep 24, 2025
View from The Hill: Albanese’s Trump meeting is in the diary – now it’s a matter of managing it With Anthony Albanese now having his long-awaited meeting with United States President Donald Trump locked in and announced by the White House, the prime ministerial attention will turn to managing an unpredictable encounter. The Conversation · Sep 24, 2025
Scientists 'dismayed' as PM to speak on climate target The prime minister will speak on the 2035 climate target at the UN General Assembly as the fight to secure hosting rights for a global climate summit continues. AAP · Sep 24, 2025
Trump Allies Slam Australia’s Decision To Recognise Palestinian State At UN Assembly Republican lawmakers like Ted Cruz warned Australia of the "punitive measures" that may be taken as a result of the historic move. Pedestrian.tv · Sep 21, 2025
Call for next steps to back 'ambitious' emissions goal Australia has been urged to match its 2035 emissions reduction target with a new renewable energy goal, but the climate change minister is yet to commit. AAP · Sep 21, 2025
The Guardian - AU · Sep 19, 2025 Australia’s renters may miss out on green energy savings enjoyed by ‘well-off’ homeowners, expert says Treasury analysis shows savings of up to $4,300 a year per household but the challenge is to ensure everyone can benefit
The Guardian - AU · Sep 19, 2025 Value of Australia’s coal and gas exports will plunge 50% in five years, treasury modelling forecasts Figure amounts to a $60bn fall by 2030 under any future scenario of emissions reduction in Australia, modelling predicts
The Guardian - AU · Sep 18, 2025 Optus CEO says three people died after triple zero calls affected during network upgrade – as it happened This blog is now closed
AAP · Sep 18, 2025 Anthony Albanese dodges power bill price drop guarantee The prime minister has declined to guarantee cheaper power bills for households under Australia's climate target, as experts say prices would remain stable.
The Conversation · Sep 18, 2025 Cut emissions 70% by 2035? There’s only one policy that can get us there Australia’s new emission reduction target of 62–70% by 2035 is meant to demonstrate we are doing our part to hold climate change well below 2°C.
The Conversation · Sep 18, 2025 Government announces 2035 target of 62–70% emissions reduction The Albanese government has announced Australia will commit to cutting emissions by between 62% and 70% on 2005 levels by 2035.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 18, 2025 Ley, Waters and Pocock condemn government’s emissions call – as it happened This blog is now closed
The Guardian - AU · Sep 17, 2025 Labor’s 2035 emissions target a ‘sliding doors’ moment for future generations Australia must lead other nations in committing to 1.5C pathway for safety, security, prosperity and the environment, experts say
AAP · Sep 16, 2025 Offshore wind fees slashed to counter global headwinds Fees to research and build offshore wind farms in Australia will be cut for two years after global uncertainty and the collapse of several local projects.
AAP · Sep 15, 2025 Climate hearing heats up over 'explosive' target detail As the government prepares to release its 2035 emissions-reduction goal, officials have given more information about how Labor has decided on the figure.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 15, 2025 The government has laid out the perils of the climate crisis – but will Albanese meet the moment? Grave remarks on the potential shocks to people, property and the economy are all too familiar. Putting a credible number on the emissions target is the harder part