Barnaby Joyce has used one of the first sitting days of the new parliament to introduce laws to repeal Australia’s plan to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
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Posted inAgriculture, Federal Politics
Australia gives in on US beef restrictions
Australia has fully lifted a ban on US beef imports as it tries to soften the blow of US tariffs without putting the nation’s biosecurity at risk.
Posted inEnergy, Environment, Federal Politics, New England Electorate
Joyce and McCormack rattle party over Net Zero
Two aggrieved former Nationals leaders are using their opposition to a net zero emissions target to put pressure on their leader to scrap the party’s policy.
Posted inArmidale, Arts, Grants and funding
Funding shortfall sees regional galleries eyeing cuts
NERAM may face big cuts after losing $80,000 a year in annual funding from the NSW Government.
Posted inAgriculture, NSW Politics
Farmers, greenies divided over ‘dirty’ bounty deal
The premier has thrown his weight behind paying bounty hunters to reduce feral cats, goats and pigs, but it has come with scrutiny.
Posted inFederal Politics, National News
Nationals take pay cuts after axing deal with Liberals
Senior Nationals MPs have sacrificed money and power to walk away from a political pact with the Liberals after policy disagreements in four key areas.
Posted inHousing, NSW Politics
Eviction rules and pet rights change in rental shake-up
Significant changes have come into effect for renters, with new rules on evictions and tenant rights regarding pet ownership now in place.
Posted inHealth, Local News
Why rural women still face barriers to abortion access
Abortion access will improve under changes allowing nurses and midwives to prescribe drugs but other barriers remain for women in rural and regional areas.
Posted inBendemeer, Cricket
Hazlewood to return for IPL resumption
Bendemeer’s Josh Hazlewood will return to the pitch for the Indian Premier League resumption, just a week after military conflict forced it to be postponed.
Posted inRecreation, Roads and Infrastructure
E-bike rules written but enforcement up in the air
E-scooters and e-bikes will be allowed to rub shoulders with pedestrians on shared paths at certain speeds, but who will enforce speed limits?