Politics latest: Peter Dutton backs Paris climate accord, expected to set emissions reduction target
Peter Dutton will set a 2035 emissions reduction target if he wins the election, senior Coalition sources say, as he warned leaving the Paris accord - like Donald Trump - would damage Australia's trade relationships.
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‘Health diplomacy’ in action as Aussie NGO gets PA approval
The Palestinian Authority has given a rare but ‘significant’ seal of approval to an Australian cross-faith NGO working to build bridges between Israeli and Palestinian health professionals.
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State defies Labor pause plea in trans probe
Queensland is set to defy the Albanese government’s request to pause its investigation into gender transition therapies to make way for a federal review.
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