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Matt Kean on Australia’s future in a climate crisis
The Albanese government has put a number on its climate ambition: a target of a 62-70% emissions cut compared to 2005 levels. It comes after the release of the national climate risk assessment, which…
Published on 8 hours ago
Back to Back Barries: Trump, climate targets and a turn to One Nation
Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry examine the politics of climate policy after Anthony Albanese revealed Australia’s 2035 emissions target. They also discuss the prime minister’s failure to secure a defe…
Published on 1 day, 12 hours ago
Newsroom edition: Albanese gears up for a tricky Trump test
This week Anthony Albanese left the comforts of his high approval rating at home to land in the Pacific, hoping to sign historic defence agreements with Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu. But he has retur…
Published on 2 days, 8 hours ago
Reunited after a decade: the 60 Minutes child retrieval saga
In 2016, Australian mother Sally Faulkner made global headlines after a botched attempt at retrieving her children from her ex-husband in Lebanon. Now, after a decade of separation, documents release…
Published on 3 days, 8 hours ago
How the killing of Charlie Kirk became a tool for division
The Trump administration has vowed to take vengeance after the killing of far-right commentator Charlie Kirk. Twenty-two-year-old Tyler Robinson is accused of carrying out the shooting and remains in…
Published on 4 days, 8 hours ago
Sea level rise and soaring heat deaths: will climate action match the risks?
The national climate risk assessment has painted a challenging and confronting view of the future for Australia under global heating. Anthony Albanese says the landmark report is a ‘wake-up call’ tha…
Published on 5 days, 12 hours ago
Who’s responsible for our plastic problem?
Many had hoped that a global UN plastics treaty would finally curb pollution. But last month talks between representatives from more than 180 countries failed to reach a deal. Climate and environment…
Published on 6 days, 8 hours ago
Back to Back Barries: does the Coalition have the will to win?
Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry unpack another bad week for the Coalition after Sussan Ley sacked senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price from the shadow cabinet. But that wasn’t the only political story this…
Published on 1 week, 1 day ago
Newsroom edition: is Coalition chaos making life easier for Albanese?
After a week of infighting, Sussan Ley was left with no other choice but to sack controversial conservative Jactina Nampijinpa Price. As Price and her supporters push for a more Trumpian turn, Ley is…
Published on 1 week, 2 days ago
How New Zealand police closed in on fugitive Tom Phillips
On Monday, four years on from taking his three children and fleeing into the bush, Tom Phillips was shot dead by police after opening fire on an officer on a rural road. His children are now with aut…
Published on 1 week, 3 days ago