‘Horrific’ First Nations missing and murdered cases to be focus of Australia-wide inquiry A Senate inquiry will examine the ‘mounting’ rates of missing and murdered Indigenous women and children The Guardian - AU · Aug 4, 2022
Albanese declares Coalition ‘stuck in time’ after Labor’s climate bill passes lower house Legislation passes with amendments from independents and Greens, enshrining an emissions reduction target of 43% by 2030 The Guardian - AU · Aug 4, 2022
Climate bill passes lower house as Liberal MP defects A bill enshrining an emissions reduction target of 43 per cent into law passed the House of Representatives. The government’s Climate Change Bill passed The New Daily · Aug 4, 2022
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. ABC News · Aug 4, 2022
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 · Aug 3, 2022
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. The Conversation · Aug 3, 2022
Tasmania's State of the Environment report is overdue and last seen 13 years ago. So where is it? Tasmania's State of the Environment report is due every five years, a reporting requirement set down in legislation. Here's what we can find out about why the report was last seen in 2009. ABC News · Aug 3, 2022
Germany's Scholz says nuclear extension 'could make sense' Chancellor Olaf Scholz says that extending the life of Germany’s three remaining nuclear reactors beyond the end of this year “could make sense." The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2022
‘Historic’ climate bill for reducing carbon emissions poised to pass into law The Greens confirmed they would support the climate bill in the lower house and Senate, and Liberal MP Bridget Archer would cross the floor. The New Daily · Aug 3, 2022
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." Pedestrian.tv · Aug 3, 2022
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 · Aug 3, 2022
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. Al Jazeera · Aug 3, 2022
The Loop: Emissions target set to become law, Pelosi meets Taiwan's President, and Warner Brothers pulls plug on Batgirl Here's your TL;DR of today's news. ABC News · Aug 3, 2022
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 · Aug 3, 2022
Reuters · Aug 3, 2022 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.
The Conversation · Aug 3, 2022 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 Guardian - AU · Aug 3, 2022 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 New Daily · Aug 3, 2022 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
ABC News · Aug 3, 2022 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.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 2, 2022 Liberal MP Bridget Archer to cross the floor on climate bill – as it happened This blog is now closed
The Guardian - AU · Aug 2, 2022 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
ABC News · Aug 2, 2022 Beetaloo Basin stakeholders in the dark over Senate inquiry's final report examining fracking The outcome of a Senate inquiry into a Northern Territory gas field is uncertain following months-long delays and the commencement of a new federal parliament.
AAP · Aug 2, 2022 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 · Aug 2, 2022 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.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 2, 2022 Greens in ‘powerful position’ on climate as Labor faces scrutiny over Coalition’s ‘gas-fired recovery’ projects Calls for Labor to review how much of the Morrison government’s pledges towards a ‘gas-fired recovery’ has been spent, contracted or merely promised