Anthony Albanese has accused Peter Dutton of being “worse than Scott Morrison on climate change” after the Opposition Leader signalled he would shelve Labor’s 2030 emissions reduction target if the Coalition won the next federal election, a move that would breach Australia’s commitment to the Paris climate agreement. On Saturday,Continue Reading
NSW Director of Public Prosecutions Sally Dowling SC will conduct an audit on all sexual assault cases to ensure they are able to stand trial amid criticisms from judges. On Wednesday, Ms Dowling revealed she had instructed her team to examine “every brief” pertaining to sexual assault that goes toContinue Reading
NSW will be legally required to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, and halve their emissions by 2030, in legislation that passed both houses of parliament on Thursday. Amendments pushed for by the Greens and opposition added an extra target to reduce emissions by 70 per cent by 2035 comparedContinue Reading
The federal Nationals leader says he’s sticking by the party’s commitment to net zero emissions by 2050, despite an internal push to scrap the policy. David Littleproud, speaking after addressing the Nationals annual conference in Canberra, told reporters their last party room “proudly” supported net zero. “We‘ll have a differentContinue Reading