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Weary councils demand climate action, cash

Mayors and councillors from across Australia have told the federal government they are exhausted and depleted by the lack of action on climate change, and need more cash to cope with the disasters it's fuelling.

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Scott Morrison’s claim Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions are falling does ‘not stack up’

Despite official accounts showing Australia's greenhouse gas emissions are falling, its contribution to the climate crisis has increased over the past 15 years once areas beyond the federal government's control – the drought and emissions from land and forests – are excluded.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison may face trouble from Nationals MPs over climate change policy direction
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison may face trouble from Nationals MPs over climate change policy direction

Scott Morrison has to navigate an issue that has become a death warrant for fellow prime ministers in the past decade and the Nationals could be set to make doing so more difficult.
Australia out of step over climate change - Greenpeace
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Australia out of step over climate change - Greenpeace

While the Australia continues to push its so called Pacific Step-Up, the environmental NGO Greenpeace says if they don't take action on climate change they should step aside.
McGowan's APPEA speech draws accusation of climate policy backflips
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McGowan's APPEA speech draws accusation of climate policy backflips

A national conference heard oil and gas giants could face a West Australian carbon pollution target, despite that state government previously ruling it out.
Election 2019: What happened to the climate change vote we heard about?
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Election 2019: What happened to the climate change vote we heard about?

Would a climate emergency make climate change a crucial issue in future Australian elections? By most accounts, we're in one.
Climate change takes on defining role in Aussie polls
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Climate change takes on defining role in Aussie polls

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison appeared at the leader's courtyard in Parliament House last Thursday to announce an election next month and proceeded to list the various reasons that he believed Australians should vote for him.

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