The Aukus deal is a crime against the world’s climate future. It didn’t have to be like this | Jeff Sparrow
Under the terms of the government’s nuclear submarine purchase, the first Australian-built Aukus class vessels come into service in the early 2040s. What else might be happening then? According to the IPCC, at current rates, the planet will have warmed…
ABC staff to walk off job next week – as it happened
From 7h ago The move comes after union members rejected a revised offer from management. The Community and Public Sector Union and the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance held meetings on Wednesday and resolved that the sticking point is inadequate…
The time for a climate trigger in Australia has hopefully, finally, belatedly come | Adam Morton
New Orleans was still awash in the devastation of Hurricane Katrina and the then prime minister, John Howard, was in climate doubt and delay mode when Anthony Albanese got to his feet in the Australian parliament to argue for a…
Cybersecurity ‘gaps’ exposed by hacks, paper says – as it happened
From 9h ago The Optus and Medibank incidents have exposed “gaps” in Australia’s existing incident response functions, according to a discussion paper released this afternoon. The discussion paper calls for regulatory changes – including potentially a new Cyber Security Act….
Labor won’t block new fossil fuel developments. Here are some options for a climate deal | Adam Morton
The long-running fractures that define Australian climate politics can do weird things to people who have been involved in it too long. One observer with more experience than most had a moment of reverie this week, joking about a fantasy…
Australia can’t blow another decade of climate action – it’s now up to Labor and the Greens | Katharine Murphy
Anthony Albanese believes Australians are suffering from “conflict fatigue” so he’s sought to establish a collaborative tone in the current parliament. Not everybody is on board with that aspiration of course. But thus far, the vibe has skewed towards peace…
Bodies of missing men found – as it happened
From 4h ago The bodies of two miners who went missing at Dugald River underground mine yesterday have been found. Mining services firm Perenti says that following a significant search and rescue operation the Barminco employees Trevor Davis and Dylan…
Labor rounds on Greens ‘sabotage’ of emissions reduction plan
The Albanese government has rounded on the Greens, declaring the party will repeat the mistake of rejecting a carbon pricing scheme in 2009 if it votes with the Coalition to torpedo Labor’s overhaul of the safeguard mechanism. After the Greens…
Two missing after Queensland mine collapse – as it happened
From 5h ago Two mining contractors are missing after a collapse at an underground zinc mine in northern Queensland. Paramedics say they’re assisting other emergency services after the “ground collapse” at the Dugald River Mine near Cloncurry just after 1pm…
Flood crisis cuts off communities in Western Australia
The floods have created an emergency situation in Kimberly, an area in the state of Western Australia which is about the size of California
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