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Are cyclones worsening with climate change?

Tropical cyclones have become less frequent in Australian waters but experts say claims that they're not intensifying miss important context.

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In the event of a hung parliament, one wildcard has been largely overlooked – the Nationals

If Peter Dutton needs to court the crossbench to form minority government after the election, he would risk putting his Coalition partner offside on climate and environment policy

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton’s nuclear plan is off in the never-never, but our power bills and emissions pledge are not

The nuclear plan handily leapfrogs the next 10 years – when a Dutton government might actually hold office – a critical time for emissions reduction

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US accuses Australia of breaking ‘verbal commitment’ on aluminium exports – as it happened

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Afternoon Update: Canavan trashes Coalition’s nuclear policy; Sydney NYE fireworks in doubt; and 57 last-minute Christmas gifts

Nationals senator says nuclear won’t help fix looming warnings of blackouts due to energy grid shortfalls

The Guardian - AU

Barnaby Joyce Wages War Against Gingerbread At Parliament Cafe & Tackling The Big Issues, I See

Barnaby Joyce, has found his latest thing to be mad about: gender-neutral Gingerbread People. Honestly, I can't with 2024 anymore.

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Censures, coffees and a clinched deal: MPs off for Xmas

Parliamentarians are preparing to head home for the year after a far from lacklustre final day in the halls of power.

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Teen social media ban a step closer despite concerns

A social media ban is looming for Australians aged under 16 after the measure to force restrictions on many platforms cleared its first hurdle in parliament.

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Social media companies won’t be able to compel people to provide digital or government-issued ID to verify age

Big tech platforms won’t be able to compel people to provide digital ID or government-issued identification documents such as a passport, when verifying age for social media accounts.

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Greens to ask Senate to vote to jettison anti-abortion bill in bid to split Coalition on issue

Senator Larissa Waters plans to move motion to discharge abortion bill sponsored by Matt Canavan and Alex Antic

The Guardian - AU

Some Nationals disgruntled by Labor’s electoral spending caps as crossbench fury grows

Labor shuts down a bid by independent MP Kate Chaney to send proposed reforms to an inquiry

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Senate censures Lidia Thorpe for disupting King’s reception and Ralph Babet for posting hate speech

The Senate has censured two of its own, Lidia Thorpe and Ralph Babet, both of whom were absent when the votes were taken because of problems with their flights to Canberra.

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‘Take a deep breath on being Trump-esque’: senior Coalition figures reject backbench push to rethink net zero

Nationals senator Matt Canavan and MP Keith Pitt both spoke out about the party’s climate policy in the wake of Donald Trump’s win

The Guardian - AU

Grattan on Friday: Donald Trump’s win will make 2025 even more challenging for Anthony Albanese

Early Wednesday evening, Queensland Nationals senator Matt Canavan raced down the Parliament House stairs to collect a bag of McDonald’s from an Uber. To celebrate Trump’s victory, he called out as he ran.

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The Guardian - AU

Matt Kean says Australia must take ‘strong and decisive action’ on climate crisis despite Trump re-election

Chair of Climate Change Authority says ‘climate change waits for no one’ as pressure mounts on Coalition to dump net zero commitment

The Guardian - AU

Labor has ‘pressed pause’ in fight to contain spread of fire ants, invasive species council says

Fire ants ‘not taken seriously’ by federal government, experts say

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Authorities cop fire over response to ant 'super pest'

Critics have blasted the federal government for "failing to grasp the urgency" of tackling potentially devastating invasive fire ant incursions.

The Guardian - AU

How the abortion bandwagon has proved a useful vehicle for political advantage

From Queensland to South Australia, tacticians of different stripes have been able to leverage the conviction of true-believers

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Senior Coalition women and senator Matt Canavan reject Jacinta Nampijinpa Price’s abortion comments

Shadow Indigenous Australians spokesperson says she ‘cannot agree’ with later term abortions, sparking rebuke from Sussan Ley, Jane Hume and Bridget McKenzie

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View from The Hill: Should we accept displaying the Hezbollah flag as (shocking) free expression?

In May 1970, about 70,000 people occupied the Melbourne CBD for the moratorium protest against the Vietnam war.

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Blues top Maroons in pollie state of origin, of sorts

A rampaging Sam Thaiday was no match for David Pocock's staffer as NSW politicians claimed victory over their Queensland rivals in parliament's State of Origin.

The Guardian - AU

Andrew Forrest says Coalition’s abandonment of 2030 emissions target would ‘decimate’ economy

Mining magnate says investors need certainty as opposition’s climate policy comes under increasing scrutiny

The Guardian - AU

Vomit-inducing deepfake nudes show yet again that when misogyny intersects with AI and elitism, girls get hurt

The Bacchus Marsh grammar allegations are shocking but not new. Barely regulated tech has made school student pornographers a global phenomenon

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Student AI deepfake images reflective of porn crisis

Pornography is driving bad behaviour in Australian schools with an artificial intelligence deepfake scandal reflective of a crisis, experts have warned.

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Funding woes put ballet school at risk of curtain call

Queensland Ballet's academy faces the prospect of closure, say the dance company's leaders who are calling for more federal funding to ensure its survival.

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