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‘We must do all we can to become more sustainable’, says shadow environment ministerFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastQueensland’s Liberal National party has backed one of the most ambitious emission reduction targets in Australia – much to the disappointment of some of their federal counterparts.While the federal opposition is...

Concerns raised after former Cherish Life vice-president Alan Baker elected chair of party’s Griffith divisional councilGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA prominent anti-abortion campaigner has won control of a Brisbane division of the Liberal National party, prompting alarm among moderates that “fringe infiltrators” were attempting to increase their influence as polls point to a state election win.Alan...

Steven Miles’s government is fighting battles on multiple fronts – and shifting right or left will only create new problems elsewhereGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastSeven months before Campbell Newman was tossed from office by angry Queensland voters, he called a press conference, flanked by members of his cabinet, and apologised.“I just want to say I am...

Nationals’ Bridget McKenzie and Andrew Willcox top list with more than $20,000 spent each on nights away from homeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA handful of federal politicians are spending more than two-thirds of their time on the road and in hotels, with one Nationals MP billing taxpayers for...