Joe Manchin
Tech giants warn new ‘fake news’ rules could limit free speech
The parent company of Facebook and Instagram says it has concerns new legislation designed to limit the spread of online misinformation could be abused.
- Matthew Knott
Latest
Democrat senator slams Biden, as Obama and Trump make late push for votes
Influential Democratic Party senator Joe Manchin has accused the president of being “divorced from reality” and saying it was “time he learnt a lesson”.
- Farrah Tomazin
- Analysis
- Paris Agreement
As Europe burns, the world’s climate plan, such as it is, unravels
As Europe descends into a furnace, global action on climate change is being delayed by politics and war.
- Nick O'Malley
- Opinion
- Tax reform
One man’s change of heart has put a historic deal in jeopardy
After decades of effort, the OECD finally managed to persuade nearly 140 countries to agree to a global minimum tax deal late last year. Now, however, it appears that the transformative deal is under threat.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
‘No one’s married to coal’: How Forrest is taking on the world to save the climate
Andrew Forrest wants to save the world with planes, trains and mining trucks. Some doubt the scale, but few question the ambition.
- Nick O'Malley
Joe Biden’s new ‘billionaire tax’ to target the likes of Elon Musk
The White House proposal says the new tax would ensure that “the wealthiest Americans no longer pay a tax rate lower than teachers and firefighters”.
- Jeff Stein
The coal man with the fate of the world in his hands
A single senator from the coal-rich, dirt poor American state of West Virginia is holding up Joe Biden’s climate agenda and potentially derailing global climate efforts.
- Nick O'Malley
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