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Australia’s fossil fuel earnings set to fall by $50bn a year by 2035 | Australian economy
The value of Australia’s coal and gas exports is predicted to plummet by 50% over the next five years as global demand for fossil fuel falls , according to Treasury modelling. The modelling, released on Thursday as the government announced its emissions reduction target for 2035, found the annual value of fossil fuel exports is […]
Three people died when Optus network upgrade affected triple zero calls, CEO confirms | Optus
Three people died after an Optus network upgrade prevented triple zero calls in three states and territories on Thursday, the telco’s chief executive officer has confirmed. Two of the deceased were in South Australia and one was in Western Australia, Stephen Rue said, but added that welfare checks after the upgrade were “ongoing”. “The upgrade […]
Ausgrid slashes safety inspectors after report finds cheaper to pay permanent disability injury compensation | New South Wales
Ausgrid cut safety inspector numbers by more than half after receiving a secret report that said it was cheaper for the company to pay compensation for a permanent disability injury than to continue paying for the inspections. The secret report, conducted by consultancy CutlerMerz and seen by Guardian Australia, recommended Ausgrid slash the inspections it […]
Doctor who called Erin Patterson ‘crazy bitch’ after treating her penalised for speaking about case | Erin Patterson mushroom trial
An Australian doctor who treated triple murderer Erin Patterson and her victims after the deadly mushroom lunch has been slapped with conditions by the health regulator after speaking out about the case. Dr Christopher Webster, a GP in the Victorian town of Leongatha, south-east of Melbourne, was a witness in Patterson’s trial earlier this year. […]
Sussan Ley says she ‘misspoke’ after comments that Coalition doesn’t believe in setting climate targets | Sussan Ley
The Liberal leader, Sussan Ley, has indicated the Coalition won’t set a 2030 or 2035 climate target unless they return to government, saying her colleagues didn’t back locking in an emissions goal while they remained in opposition. It came as Ley had to clean up her own error, claiming she “misspoke” after initially saying her […]
China issues warning to Papua New Guinea over defence deal with Australia | Papua New Guinea
China has urged Papua New Guinea not to sign a treaty that could restrict or prevent it from cooperating with another country, days after Australia failed to secure a defence pact with the Pacific nation. In a statement on Facebook late on Thursday, the Chinese embassy in Papua New Guinea said it respected the […]
Convicted rapist Gareth Ward argues he should receive lighter sentence due to ‘enormous fall from grace’ | New South Wales politics
Lawyers for convicted rapist Gareth Ward have argued in court that he should receive a lighter sentence because of his “enormous fall from grace”, including the loss of his political career. Ward resigned as a New South Wales MP last month, just hours before he was to be kicked out of parliament. He is […]
Seven teenagers charged with murder after stabbing deaths of two boys in Melbourne | Melbourne
Seven teenagers have been charged with murder after the stabbing deaths of 15-year-old Dau Akueng and 12-year-old Chol Achiek in Cobblebank in Melbourne’s west earlier this month. The seven males, aged between 15 and 19, were arrested on Friday morning after raids on homes in Melbourne’s north and west by homicide squad detectives. They […]
Australia news live: PM takes aim at Ley over climate target comment; NSW Greens push for laws to keep cats inside | Australia news
PM calls Coalition’s refusal to set emissions targets ‘extraordinary’ Albanese also had harsh words for opposition leader Sussan Ley and her refusal to set the Coalition’s own targets. Albanese said: Today we’ve had the extraordinary comment by the leader of the Liberal party who said ‘we don’t believe in setting targets at all’ … The […]