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Factchecking five Coalition claims about net zero, from power prices to the $9tn cost
As Liberals join Nationals in abandoning a 2050 emissions target, we unpick some of the opposition’s talking pointsSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereAre you trying to make sense of some of the big cl…
Police detonated a ‘stinger’ grenade at a Melbourne protest. Now two activists may sue over their injuries
Grenades filled with rubber pellets and other so-called ‘less lethal’ munitions have been increasingly deployed, despite being linked to serious injuries and even deathsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastScout* barely realised t…
Biodiversity offsets failed to protect habitat in NSW. Now federal Labor is about to make the same mistakes, critics warn
Offsets were meant to be a last resort for mitigating environmental damage from development projects, but rapidly became the defaultGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe federal government risks repeating grievous mistakes made…
Australia is selling arms at a weapons fair in Dubai. Are they destined to be used in Sudan atrocities?
Australian companies have exported nearly $300m weapons over five years to the UAE, which has denied shipping weapons to a paramilitary group in SudanGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIn a cavernous conference hall at the edge …
Australian investment in green projects surges despite drastic US policy reversal, report shows
Exclusive: Growth has been steady even since Trump’s re-election, building on increase from $20bn to $157bn, says thinktankGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSurging Australian demand for pro-environment investments has overcome…
SS Rajamouli unveils time-travel adventure film ‘Varanasi,’ with elements of Hindu mythology
Known for hits like “RRR” and “Baahubali,” filmmaker S.
Salt Lake City declines to charge anti-child-trafficking activist with sexual assault
District attorney cites ‘insufficient admissible evidence’ against Tim Ballard in connection with allegationsA district attorney based in Salt Lake City is declining to file charges against the founder of an anti-child-trafficking organization – made f…
Climate protest in Brazil’s city of Belem aims to hold governments’ feet to the fire
Hot, humid, loud and proud: the climate protest in the city of Belem was the embodiment of the Amazonian rainforest that surrounds it.
Congo and M23 rebels sign framework for peace deal in latest bid to end decades-long conflict – AP News
Congo and M23 rebels sign framework for peace deal in latest bid to end decades-long conflict AP NewsCongo and Rwanda-backed rebels sign framework for peace deal in latest bid to end decades-long conflict CNNDR Congo and M23 rebel…