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This blog is now closed.Brittany Higgins questions whether she was drugged on night of alleged rape in new court submissionMona ordered to allow people ‘who do not identify as ladies’ into Ladies Lounge exhibitGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA search will resume this morning for a woman who went missing while bushwalking at Belmore Falls in New...

Electric carmaker concerned at ‘overblown’ claims that Albanese government’s plan to import environmentally cleaner cars would increase ute pricesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastElectric car brand Polestar has become the second company to quit Australia’s main auto industry lobby group over frustrations at its campaign against the Albanese government’s...

According to Thai government Srettha Thavisin asked for new standards to be gradually implemented to protect exportsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has denied that the Thai prime minister, Srettha Thavisin, asked him to slow the introduction of Australia’s planned fuel efficiency standard, as tensions simmer between climate advocates and car companies over...

This blog is now closed.Family of young Indigenous woman who took her own life in Melbourne hospital call for investigationJulian Assange extradition appeal: what’s at stake and what will happen next?Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastMan dies after electric unicycle crash in VictoriaA man has died after crashing his electric unicycle in Bellfield yesterday evening.We have concerns...

Coalition-led scare campaign predicted for plan to place yearly cap on emissions for new cars sold in AustraliaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Albanese government has unveiled its long-awaited plan for fuel efficiency standards for new cars while highlighting potential savings of $1,000 a year and predicting a Coalition-led...

EVs made up just 2% of new car sales in May 2022, but now 8.3% of new car sales in 2023 are battery poweredThe climate change minister, Chris Bowen, has welcomed a boom in electric vehicle sales, revealing the number of fast-charging sites has nearly doubled in the last year.National strategies on electric vehicles are expected to more than double the number of charger...