Bolstered climate bill tipped to pass

The new Parliament will sit for the first time today with the government expected to pass its proposed climate legislation after strengthening the bill to ensure that the 43 per cent emissions reduction target cannot be weakened.

The UK president of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change is visiting Australia and the Pacific to drum up support for stronger climate action, warning that investors could be left holding stranded assets if they continue back Australian efforts to open new coal mines.

And an environmental group has succeeded in its Federal Court bid to derail plans for a controversial tailings dam inside the takayna/Tarkine rainforest in Tasmania's north-west because the former government failed to consider how the project could impact the rare Tasmanian masked owl.

Albanese government bolsters climate bill in attempt to win support of teal independents

The Albanese government has strengthened its signature climate legislation to make it clear future emissions reduction targets can only increase, as well as bolstering transparency about its response to expert advice from the Climate Change Authority.

COP26 president warns of stranded assets if Australia continues to open new new coal mines

Climate change will be Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's biggest challenge when parliament resumes today. UK Tory minister, Alok Sharma is the president of the UN Climate Change Conference and is visiting Australia to talk to the new government about increasing its ambitions to lower our emissions.

Labor's climate bill tipped to push through despite ongoing negotiations with crossbench

The federal government will push ahead with legislating its 2030 emissions target despite negotiations with independents and minor parties still ongoing.

Climate a national security issue: PM

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has reiterated the need to legislate emissions reduction targets, describing climate change as a national security issue. The government will introduce its climate bill to parliament this week when it meets for the first time since the election.

Failure to consider owl scuttles plans for tailings dam in Tasmania's Tarkine

An environmental group has succeeded in its Federal Court bid to derail plans for a controversial tailings dam inside the takayna/Tarkine rainforest in Tasmania's north-west. Following a two-day hearing, Justice Mark Moshinsky found the initial approval by the Morrison government for preliminary work on the dam at MMG's Rosebery heavy metals mine was invalid.