In an interview with The Saturday Paper, Immigration Minister Andrew Giles says he is trying to establish a social licence to pursue humanitarian goals.
Imagine the silence now. Imagine the scent of hot dust as, drop by drop, time passes with nothing to do but this; pressing the sheets into the rockface section by section, and waiting.
Australia’s largest carbon offset project type is failing, with experts suggesting the scheme should be referred to the National Anti-Corruption Commission.
Concessions to automakers in the long-awaited new vehicle efficiency standard underscore mounting concerns about Labor’s willingness to defer to industry on climate policy.
While the recent visit to Australia of China’s foreign minister has demonstrated a settling of the bilateral relationship, it also reveals a misalignment on longer-term goals.
Anthony Albanese’s suggestion he would work with the Greens on religious discrimination reforms is being seen as a wedge to make churches pressure the Coalition back into negotiations.
ANALYSIS: The duty of care bill currently before the Senate gives this government a chance to put the interests of young people before those of the fossil fuel industry.
