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Long-awaited reforms to environmental protections are finally before parliament but the battle to enshrine them into law is only getting started.

Sussan Ley will survive “the killing season”, as commentators dub the fag end of the political year. But she’s in bad shape.

New ‘national interest’ provision revealed as extracts of legislation circulated to stakeholders before bill introduced to parliament later this week

There are some decent elements in what Labor is proposing, but the overhaul could end up as tinkering rather than transformation

Partly redacted scientific report points to a combination of heavy rain and a buildup of fats, oils and greases as the likely cause of fatbergs

Cross-party opposition to overhaul spells trouble for Albanese government; Benjamin Netanyahu backs down over bill aimed at annexing West Bank

Twice in recent times the Liberals have faced an existential crisis over climate and energy policy: in 2009 over Kevin Rudd’s Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, and in 2018 over the National Energy Guarantee, a plan to reduce emissions while maintaining reliability at lowest cost.

Andrew Hastie says he's deliberately avoided generating publicity after spectacularly walking away from the Liberal front bench.

Values rise at fastest rate for four years as Brisbane takes second place behind Sydney