{"id":564180,"date":"2026-03-25T21:38:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T21:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/564180\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T21:38:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T21:38:17","slug":"queensland-government-scraps-emissions-target-for-brisbane-olympics-as-it-happened-australia-news-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/564180\/","title":{"rendered":"Queensland government scraps emissions target for Brisbane Olympics \u2013 as it happened | Australia news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Key events<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69c38bb28f087a808ec0c5c0#block-69c38bb28f087a808ec0c5c0\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 0 of 34\" class=\"dcr-1hjg7bf\"><\/p>\n<p>13h ago<\/p>\n<p>What we learned, Wednesday 25 March<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69c3849c8f087a808ec0c599#block-69c3849c8f087a808ec0c599\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 1 of 34\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>14h ago<\/p>\n<p>Iranian nationals with valid tourist visas blocked from entering Australia for six months, Burke says<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69c37ee38f08643366b16eb3#block-69c37ee38f08643366b16eb3\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 2 of 34\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>14h ago<\/p>\n<p>Australia may not be able to rely on US in future conflicts, shadow defence spokesperson says<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69c37b708f087a808ec0c575#block-69c37b708f087a808ec0c575\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 3 of 34\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>15h ago<\/p>\n<p>Rising Tide activists vandalise ship to call for coal tax<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69c36f1d8f089e6ac8d301bb#block-69c36f1d8f089e6ac8d301bb\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 4 of 34\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>15h ago<\/p>\n<p>Queensland scraps emissions target for Brisbane Olympics<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69c36cfb8f087a808ec0c504#block-69c36cfb8f087a808ec0c504\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 5 of 34\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>16h ago<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Tough to see a future here\u2019, striking ABC presenter says<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69c362468f089e6ac8d3016d#block-69c362468f089e6ac8d3016d\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 6 of 34\" class=\"dcr-1hjg7bf\"><\/p>\n<p>16h ago<\/p>\n<p>TL,DR: here\u2019s what happened in question time<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69c35d6d8f087a808ec0c4b2#block-69c35d6d8f087a808ec0c4b2\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 7 of 34\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>17h ago<\/p>\n<p>ABC lodges application with Fair Work for assistance to resolve dispute<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69c3568e8f08643366b16de9#block-69c3568e8f08643366b16de9\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 8 of 34\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>17h ago<\/p>\n<p>National cabinet to convene next week, prime minister says<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69c34f9c8f087a808ec0c46e#block-69c34f9c8f087a808ec0c46e\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 9 of 34\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>18h ago<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s question time!<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69c34f128f089e6ac8d30106#block-69c34f128f089e6ac8d30106\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 10 of 34\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>18h ago<\/p>\n<p>Average diesel prices pass $3 a litre in almost every capital<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69c3432f8f089e6ac8d300cc#block-69c3432f8f089e6ac8d300cc\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 11 of 34\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>19h ago<\/p>\n<p>Pauline Hanson tells Liberals and Nationals to \u2018work with me\u2019 \u2013 but won\u2019t form coalition with them<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69c331248f08643366b16d16#block-69c331248f08643366b16d16\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 12 of 34\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>19h ago<\/p>\n<p>Hastie calls for nation building effort to &#8216;restore our resilience and independence<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69c33cf18f08643366b16d5b#block-69c33cf18f08643366b16d5b\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 13 of 34\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>19h ago<\/p>\n<p>Bowen says ethanol fuel changes being discussed<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69c3398f8f089e6ac8d30098#block-69c3398f8f089e6ac8d30098\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 14 of 34\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>19h ago<\/p>\n<p>Government \u2018constantly monitoring and analysing\u2019 fuel crisis, Chalmers says<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69c334cc8f087a808ec0c3ee#block-69c334cc8f087a808ec0c3ee\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 15 of 34\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>20h ago<\/p>\n<p>Wong tells Israeli foreign minister, \u2018we do not want to see occupation of southern Lebanon\u2019<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69c3328e8f087a808ec0c3dc#block-69c3328e8f087a808ec0c3dc\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 16 of 34\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>20h ago<\/p>\n<p>Bowen accuses Coalition of \u2018data harvesting\u2019 with fuel shortage website<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69c333b18f087a808ec0c3ec#block-69c333b18f087a808ec0c3ec\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 17 of 34\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>20h ago<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We have to stand up for our rights\u2019 actor tells ABC Melbourne rally<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69c3326e8f089e6ac8d30062#block-69c3326e8f089e6ac8d30062\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 18 of 34\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>20h ago<\/p>\n<p>Inflation eases ahead of fuel price shock<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69c32fa68f089e6ac8d30050#block-69c32fa68f089e6ac8d30050\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 19 of 34\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>20h ago<\/p>\n<p>Fran Kelly says she\u2019s seen colleagues leave the ABC \u2018because they had to\u2019<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69c32c468f087a808ec0c3b5#block-69c32c468f087a808ec0c3b5\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 20 of 34\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>20h ago<\/p>\n<p>Queenslanders have a \u2018human right to fuel supply\u2019, says deputy premier<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69c32a598f089e6ac8d30021#block-69c32a598f089e6ac8d30021\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 21 of 34\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>20h ago<\/p>\n<p>ABC staff walk out of Melbourne bureau to chants of \u2018union power\u2019<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69c3250a8f087a808ec0c38b#block-69c3250a8f087a808ec0c38b\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 22 of 34\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>21h ago<\/p>\n<p>ABC staff begin strike<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69c318738f08643366b16c61#block-69c318738f08643366b16c61\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 23 of 34\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>21h ago<\/p>\n<p>Government needs to \u2018come clean\u2019 on fuel shortages, says Hume<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69c313ba8f087a808ec0c321#block-69c313ba8f087a808ec0c321\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 24 of 34\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>22h ago<\/p>\n<p>NSW government to compel oil companies to explain where extra fuel being sent<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69c310d88f089e6ac8d2ff93#block-69c310d88f089e6ac8d2ff93\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 25 of 34\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>22h ago<\/p>\n<p>Victorian government announces plan for three hours of free power a day<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69c30c8a8f087a808ec0c2e3#block-69c30c8a8f087a808ec0c2e3\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 26 of 34\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>22h ago<\/p>\n<p>Chalmers introduces anti-fuel price-gouging bill<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69c3034b8f089e6ac8d2ff0c#block-69c3034b8f089e6ac8d2ff0c\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 27 of 34\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>23h ago<\/p>\n<p>ABC staff set to strike at 11am<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69c2f21f8f08643366b16b44#block-69c2f21f8f08643366b16b44\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 28 of 34\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>24h ago<\/p>\n<p>Rio Tinto aluminium smelter gets $2bn taxpayer subsidy to remain viable<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69c2d3148f08643366b169f5#block-69c2d3148f08643366b169f5\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 29 of 34\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>1d ago<\/p>\n<p>Government \u2018not considering\u2019 $40 fuel price caps<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69c2ef288f087a808ec0c1ed#block-69c2ef288f087a808ec0c1ed\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 30 of 34\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>1d ago<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Way too soon\u2019 to talk about fuel rationing, says Labor minister<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69c2d4258f089e6ac8d2fd76#block-69c2d4258f089e6ac8d2fd76\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 31 of 34\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>1d ago<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Broader than usual\u2019 range of reforms being considered amid inflation storm, says Chalmers<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69c268b48f0873be9866460f#block-69c268b48f0873be9866460f\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 32 of 34\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>1d ago<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;So lucky&#8217; that Invasion Day rally bomb did not go off, says Burke<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-679b43ab8f08d7cb6f3007fa#block-679b43ab8f08d7cb6f3007fa\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 33 of 34\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>1d ago<\/p>\n<p>Welcome<\/p>\n<p><\/a>Show key events only<\/p>\n<p>Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature<\/p>\n<p>What we learned, Wednesday 25 March<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">And with that, we\u2019ll wrap up the blog for the day. Have a nice evening. Here were today\u2019s top stories:<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, told her Israeli counterpart that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2026\/mar\/25\/penny-wong-tells-israel-australia-backs-lebanons-sovereignty-and-opposes-occupation\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Australia supports Lebanon\u2019s sovereignty<\/a>, after the Netanyahu government revealed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/mar\/24\/netanyahu-vows-further-strikes-iran-lebanon-missile-hits-tel-aviv-middle-east-crisis\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">plans to seize parts of the country\u2019s south as a so-called \u201cdefensive buffer\u201d<\/a> against Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The home affairs minister, Tony Burke, announced Iranian nationals with valid Australian tourist visas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2026\/mar\/10\/labor-moves-to-block-some-temporary-visa-holders-traveling-to-australia-amid-middle-east-war\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">will be blocked from entering the country<\/a> for six months, citing concern some may decide to stay longer than they\u2019re allowed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The shadow defence spokesperson, James Paterson, said he was still a \u201cbig believer\u201d in the Aukus defence pact but cautioned Australia should be realistic that the US <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2026\/mar\/07\/will-australia-be-dragged-into-us-israel-iran-war-ntwnfb\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">may not always come to its aid<\/a> in the future.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Pauline Hanson spoke at a Minerals Council event, where she said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/one-nation\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">One Nation<\/a> wants to work with the Liberals and Nationals \u2013 including on preferences deals \u2013 to defeat Labor, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2026\/mar\/25\/pauline-hanson-one-nation-liberals-nationals-ntwnfb\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">would guarantee confidence and supply to a potential minority Coalition government<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Climate activist organisation Rising Tide wrote \u201cTAX ME \u2661\u201d in chalk on a coal ship on Wednesday morning as part of a call on the federal government to introduce a 78% <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2026\/mar\/23\/albanese-australia-gas-profit-taxes-international-energy-agency-warning\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">tax on coal export profits<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">As the average price of diesel passed $3 a litre for the first time in every capital city besides Darwin, according to the fuel monitoring website <a href=\"https:\/\/motormouth.com.au\/?search=True\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Motormouth<\/a>, the government introduced a bill to give the consumer watchdog powers to hand out bigger fines for price-gouging.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The Queensland LNP government scrapped the state\u2019s emissions target for the 2032 Brisbane Olympics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2026\/mar\/25\/tropical-cyclone-narelle-perth-wa-australia\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tropical Cyclone Narelle<\/a> was again intensifying into a severe storm off Western Australia\u2019s Kimberley coast.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">And more than 2,000 ABC staff around the country <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/media\/2026\/mar\/25\/abc-staff-strike\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">walked off the job<\/a> for a 24-hour strike, forcing ABC services across TV, radio and digital to rely on repeats and BBC News programming.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Queensland government scraps emissions target for Brisbane Olympics \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/live\/2026\/mar\/25\/politics-federal-queensland-nsw-parliament-tony-burke-jim-chalmers-middle-east-fuel-crisis-ntwnfb?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69c38bb28f087a808ec0c5c0#block-69c38bb28f087a808ec0c5c0\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a003.44 EDT<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1774474694_873_Andrew_Messenger.png\" alt=\"Andrew Messenger\" class=\"dcr-lysqes\"\/>Andrew Messenger<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Queensland government releases illustrations of new Brisbane Olympic stadium<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The Queensland government has released a first look at the new Brisbane Olympic stadium, set to be built in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/victoria\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Victoria<\/a> Park.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Queensland deputy premier, Jarrod Bleijie, revealed the location of the stadium at the Queensland Media Club earlier today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cI can confirm the Brisbane stadium will be located at the Gilchrist Avenue end of Victoria Park, with an east-west orientation\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Bleijie said \u201cearly works\u201d on the stadium will start on 1 June, with a final contract to be signed by the end of the year. The entire park will be fenced off from then, and won\u2019t be accessible to the public, he said.<\/p>\n<p>An artist\u2019s concept of the new Brisbane stadium. Photograph: QLD GovernmentAn artist\u2019s concept of the new Brisbane stadium. Photograph: QLD GovernmentAn artist\u2019s concept of the new Brisbane stadium at night. Photograph: QLD Government<a href=\"mailto:?subject=Queensland government scraps emissions target for Brisbane Olympics \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/live\/2026\/mar\/25\/politics-federal-queensland-nsw-parliament-tony-burke-jim-chalmers-middle-east-fuel-crisis-ntwnfb?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69c390968f08643366b16f11#block-69c390968f08643366b16f11\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a003.41 EDT<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Re-elected SA Labor government unveils ministerial portfolios<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">A minister reprimanded over a campaign gaffe has been handed a \u201csuper-portfolio\u201d in South Australian Labor\u2019s new-look cabinet following a thumping state election win, AAP reports.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Chris Picton is no longer SA\u2019s health minister after Labor\u2019s cabinet was revealed by the re-elected premier, Peter Malinauskas, earlier today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">However, the premier, who arrived for the swearing-in with his family in tow, denied Picton had been demoted as he shuffled his team for his second term.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Picton was given a new \u201ceconomic super-portfolio\u201d which includes digital economy and veterans\u2019 affairs, among others, after the premier admonished him mid-campaign when it was revealed the MP had tried to discredit a widow who claimed the health system failed her partner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">First-time MP Alice Rolls, whose win in Unley was Labor\u2019s first in the seat in 32 years, was handed the challenging portfolios of child protection, and domestic, family and sexual violence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Blair Boyer is the new health minister, Lucy Hood takes on the education portfolio, Joe Szakacs is the transport and infrastructure minister and Emily Bourke was handed the environment post.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Michael Brown joins cabinet as minister for police, correctional services and consumer and business affairs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The other new face is Nadia Clancy, who was appointed as minister for small and family business and minister for multicultural affairs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Clare Scriven retains primary industries, regional development and forest industries, despite her upper-house position being unresolved.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">In latest election counting, Labor has 33 seats in the 47-seat parliament, with the Liberals on four seats, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/one-nation\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">One Nation<\/a> on one and three independents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Six seats were yet to be called as of this afternoon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Queensland government scraps emissions target for Brisbane Olympics \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/live\/2026\/mar\/25\/politics-federal-queensland-nsw-parliament-tony-burke-jim-chalmers-middle-east-fuel-crisis-ntwnfb?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69c389678f089e6ac8d3025d#block-69c389678f089e6ac8d3025d\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a003.22 EDT<\/p>\n<p>Iranian nationals with valid tourist visas blocked from entering Australia for six months, Burke says<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1774474694_903_Sarah_Basford_Canales.png\" alt=\"Sarah Basford Canales\" class=\"dcr-lysqes\"\/>Sarah Basford Canales<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Tony Burke has announced Iranian nationals with valid Australian tourist visas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2026\/mar\/10\/labor-moves-to-block-some-temporary-visa-holders-traveling-to-australia-amid-middle-east-war\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">will be blocked from entering the country<\/a> for six months, citing concern some may decide to stay longer than they\u2019re allowed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The home affairs minister said on Wednesday the direction was necessary as there was a risk Iranians on tourist visas visiting Australia may be unable or unlikely to leave when their visa expires.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The order only applies to people with a valid tourist visa outside the country. An order can only last for six months before the minister has to apply for it again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The government said \u201csympathetic consideration\u201d would be given to Iranian parents of Australian citizens. It said others on tourist visas needing to travel could apply for a permitted travel certificate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Burke said:<\/p>\n<p>double quotation markThere are many visitor visas, which were issued before the conflict in Iran which may not have been issued if they were applied for now.<\/p>\n<p>Decisions about permanent stays in Australia should be deliberate decisions of the government, not a random consequence of who had booked a holiday.<\/p>\n<p>The Australian government is closely monitoring global developments and will adjust settings as required to ensure Australia\u2019s migration system remains orderly, fair and sustainable.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Read more:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Queensland government scraps emissions target for Brisbane Olympics \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/live\/2026\/mar\/25\/politics-federal-queensland-nsw-parliament-tony-burke-jim-chalmers-middle-east-fuel-crisis-ntwnfb?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69c3849c8f087a808ec0c599#block-69c3849c8f087a808ec0c599\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a002.53 EDT<\/p>\n<p>Australia may not be able to rely on US in future conflicts, shadow defence spokesperson says<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1774474694_903_Sarah_Basford_Canales.png\" alt=\"Sarah Basford Canales\" class=\"dcr-lysqes\"\/>Sarah Basford Canales<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Liberal senator James Paterson says he\u2019s still a \u201cbig believer\u201d in the Australia-US alliance but also says Australia needs to prepare for the reality that it may need to look after itself given the unpredictability of the US under Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">In a panel discussion this morning at the ANU\u2019s national security college, the shadow defence spokesperson said he still supported the alliance and the Aukus deal, but added:<\/p>\n<p>double quotation markI\u2019m also a realist, and I can see what you can all see about the behaviour of the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>It is unlike any administration which has preceded it, and because it is the Trump administration mark 2, it can\u2019t just be dismissed as an aberration of history and a moment of a single presidency \u2013 particularly when it looks like the successors to Trumpism, the inheritors of Trumpism, whether that\u2019s JD Vance or someone else, are just as fervent believers in the Trump doctrine when it comes to foreign policy and national security as he is \u2013 maybe [they] even more authentically believe in what he has argued in recent years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Paterson said Australia must \u201cadjust to the reality of that world\u201d and that:<\/p>\n<p>double quotation markIt\u2019s no longer adequate to just hope that the United States will come to our aid in a time of crisis. We have to both be a better ally for the United States and make a bigger contribution to that alliance by investing more in defence capability, but we also have to prepare for a world where we may have to look after ourselves and fend for ourselves, in a region where we\u2019re clearly not the predominant power.<\/p>\n<p>James Paterson. Photograph: Hilary Wardhaugh\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Paterson said it\u2019s why he strongly believes in drastically <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2026\/mar\/04\/australia-gdp-growth-government-spending\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">increasing defence spending<\/a> to well above 2% of GDP and that:<\/p>\n<p>double quotation markIf the public knew just how likely conflict was in the next few years in our region \u2013 and how actually ill-prepared the ADF is to fight and survive in that conflict if it happens, let alone hopefully prevent it through deterrence \u2013 I think there\u2019d be marching in the streets calling for higher defence spending.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Queensland government scraps emissions target for Brisbane Olympics \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/live\/2026\/mar\/25\/politics-federal-queensland-nsw-parliament-tony-burke-jim-chalmers-middle-east-fuel-crisis-ntwnfb?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69c37ee38f08643366b16eb3#block-69c37ee38f08643366b16eb3\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a002.31 EDT<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Teenager accused of possessing violent extremist material granted bail<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">A teenage boy accused of possessing violent extremist material has been granted bail after a magistrate told him his case was \u201cunusual\u201d and serious, AAP reports.<\/p>\n<p>The 15-year-old faced Southport children\u2019s court on Queensland\u2019s Gold Coast today after police laid additional charges against him after searching his electronic devices.<\/p>\n<p>The teen was arrested on 8 September in relation to alleged torture and indecent treatment offences, magistrate Mark Bamberry heard.<\/p>\n<p>Queensland police\u2019s counter-terrorism investigation unit charged the boy on 28 February with one count each of possessing child exploitation material and possessing violent extremist material.<\/p>\n<p>The case was now being handled by a commonwealth prosecutor and Queensland crown prosecutor, both of whom would usually deal with adult defendants, Bamberry told the boy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Bamberry told the boy the fact his case now had state and federal prosecutors showed \u201chow seriously this is being taken\u201d and that:<\/p>\n<p>double quotation markIt\u2019s a bit unusual for them to be here.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve been a children\u2019s court judge here full-time for the past 18 months or so, and this is the first time I\u2019ve seen someone from the commonwealth director of public prosecutions here.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The boy sat beside his solicitor in court and was supported by his mother.<\/p>\n<p>He did not speak except to say \u201cyes\u201d to Bamberry\u2019s questions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Details of the nature or political affiliation of the violent extremist material allegedly possessed by the boy were not mentioned in court today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Prosecutors agreed the boy met the exceptional circumstances required for bail on commonwealth charges and accepted that the defendant\u2019s age was a \u201cvery significant factor\u201d in the decision.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">It would be best for the boy to remain in the community to continue schooling with the support of his family, the court was told.<\/p>\n<p>The matter was adjourned until 13 May to allow prosecutors to disclose a brief of evidence to the teen\u2019s defence solicitor.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Queensland government scraps emissions target for Brisbane Olympics \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/live\/2026\/mar\/25\/politics-federal-queensland-nsw-parliament-tony-burke-jim-chalmers-middle-east-fuel-crisis-ntwnfb?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69c3766c8f089e6ac8d301e9#block-69c3766c8f089e6ac8d301e9\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a002.33 EDT<\/p>\n<p>Rising Tide activists vandalise ship to call for coal tax<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1774474695_104_Jordyn_Beazley,_L.png\" alt=\"Jordyn Beazley\" class=\"dcr-lysqes\"\/>Jordyn Beazley<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Climate activist organisation Rising Tide wrote \u201cTAX ME \u2661\u201d in chalk on a coal ship on Wednesday morning as part of a call on the federal government to introduce a 78% tax on coal export profits.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The group said in a statement that the ship it vandalised is called \u201cClimate Respect\u201d and was docked at Newcastle Port while they wrote the sign.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Lindsay Dean, a Maitland resident, said:<\/p>\n<p>double quotation markWe are stunned at the irony in naming a coal ship \u2018Climate Respect\u2019 when the burning of coal is the number one driver of dangerous climate change.<\/p>\n<p>As the current war escalation causes everyday Australians to struggle with through-the-roof petrol prices, coal and gas companies are reaping record profits.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s not fair to the Australian people and it\u2019s time the Government starts making these greedy corporations pay their fair share in tax.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">It comes after it was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2026\/mar\/23\/albanese-australia-gas-profit-taxes-international-energy-agency-warning\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">revealed last week that <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2026\/mar\/23\/albanese-australia-gas-profit-taxes-international-energy-agency-warning\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Anthony Albanese<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2026\/mar\/23\/albanese-australia-gas-profit-taxes-international-energy-agency-warning\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u2019s<\/a> department has asked Treasury to model the effects of placing a flat 25% tax on gas exports, and to model possible changes to the petroleum resource rent tax (PRRT) and corporate income tax.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The move comes as gas profits soar amid the global energy crisis sparked by the war in Iran, and could lead to changes as soon as the May federal budget.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Rising Tide is calling for the 78% tax on coal export profits to fund a community and industrial transition. It pointed out that profits on coal is set to rise off the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news.com.au\/finance\/business\/mining\/australian-coal-set-for-boom-on-back-of-iran-war\/news-story\/b727fdd3dab87a251516c5cf86cca4ef\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">back of the Iran war<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Rising Tide protesters blockaded Newcastle Port in November 2025 to draw attention to climate change through the burning of fossil fuels.  Photograph: Dean Sewell\/The Guardian<a href=\"mailto:?subject=Queensland government scraps emissions target for Brisbane Olympics \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/live\/2026\/mar\/25\/politics-federal-queensland-nsw-parliament-tony-burke-jim-chalmers-middle-east-fuel-crisis-ntwnfb?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69c37b708f087a808ec0c575#block-69c37b708f087a808ec0c575\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a002.14 EDT<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1774474695_104_Jordyn_Beazley,_L.png\" alt=\"Jordyn Beazley\" class=\"dcr-lysqes\"\/>Jordyn Beazley<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">25 people now charged after Sydney anti-Herzog protest<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">New South Wales police have charged a further two people who attended a rally protesting against a visit by the Israeli president, Isaac Herzog, outside Sydney town hall in February, bringing the total number of people charged by police to 25.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Police announced earlier today they had charged two women after nine people were charged directly after the rally, and 14 more were charged after police formed Strike Force Laine to investigate protesters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The police watchdog is investigating police conduct at the rally amid multiple allegations of police brutality, and widely shared videos showing police allegedly punching protesters and dragging Muslim men away while they undertook their sunset prayers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The NSW premier, Chris Minns, and police commissioner, Mal Lanyon, have defended police actions. Minns said in the days after the protest that police were placed in an \u201cimpossible situation\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Police said today that a 31-year-old woman was charged with offensive or indecent behaviour within major event area and affray. She will appear before court on 6 May.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Another 26-year-old woman was charged with assault police officer, resist arrest, and possession of cannabis. She will appear before court on 5 May.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Queensland government scraps emissions target for Brisbane Olympics \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/live\/2026\/mar\/25\/politics-federal-queensland-nsw-parliament-tony-burke-jim-chalmers-middle-east-fuel-crisis-ntwnfb?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69c375028f087a808ec0c533#block-69c375028f087a808ec0c533\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a002.15 EDT<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1774474695_600_Luca_Ittimani.png\" alt=\"Luca Ittimani\" class=\"dcr-lysqes\"\/>Luca Ittimani<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">No rise in Melbourne Myki taps despite petrol prices<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Melbourne public transport patronage has not picked up even as petrol prices rise, new data shows.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Preliminary government data shows there were 8.2m Myki taps on weekdays in the last week of February, before the US went to war on Iran. That bounced up to 8.8m in the first week of March, then 8.1m, then 8.8m last week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The same period last year saw a similar pattern, plus an extra 600,000 taps a week: 8.5m, 9m, 8.3m, 9m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">In Sydney, meanwhile, new data suggests a slight decline in traffic on some key roads. The third week of March 2025 saw traffic pick up on Military, Parramatta, Pennant Hills and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/victoria\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Victoria<\/a> roads.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The same week this year saw only small week-on-week rises on Military and Parramatta roads, while the number of vehicles on Military and Pennant Hills roads slid to their lowest points in a month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">As we reported yesterday, though, the declines are fairly small and Australians appear to have not yet swapped to public transport amid soaring petrol prices.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">You can read that story here:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Queensland government scraps emissions target for Brisbane Olympics \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/live\/2026\/mar\/25\/politics-federal-queensland-nsw-parliament-tony-burke-jim-chalmers-middle-east-fuel-crisis-ntwnfb?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69c374ec8f089e6ac8d301dd#block-69c374ec8f089e6ac8d301dd\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a002.04 EDT<\/p>\n<p>Queensland scraps emissions target for Brisbane Olympics<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1774474694_873_Andrew_Messenger.png\" alt=\"Andrew Messenger\" class=\"dcr-lysqes\"\/>Andrew Messenger<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The 2032 Brisbane Olympics will be the first since Athens in 2004 to not have any emissions target, with the Queensland deputy premier, Jarrod Bleijie, saying \u201cthat\u2019s just not our priority\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">When announced in 2021, Brisbane was spruiked as the first \u201cclimate positive\u201d Games, but the commitment has since vanished from its International Olympic Committee contract.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">At a Queensland Media Club lunch on Wednesday, Bleijie said he opposed having any target at all and that:<\/p>\n<p>double quotation markCarbon neutral, positive gains, all sorts of things, and the athletes not eating certain foods \u2013 that\u2019s not our priority.<\/p>\n<p>Our priority is concrete, building stuff, getting it done and opening it up before 2032.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The Paris Olympics aimed to reduce carbon emissions by over 50% compared to Tokyo, while Los Angeles is aiming for an additional 10% reduction on top of that.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">LA is also aiming to deliver a \u201cno car games\u201d, with all spectators to travel to competition venues by public transport.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Beijing, London, Rio de Janeiro, and Paris all had some form of emissions target when they hosted the Olympics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Bleijie continued:<\/p>\n<p>double quotation markThe minute you put those targets on, you add big percentage to the cost to deliver this stuff.<\/p>\n<p>And our priority \u2013 and incidentally, signed by the federal government I might add \u2013 was, let\u2019s prioritise getting the infrastructure built, and not necessarily how much carbon is coming out.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the Queensland Media Club on Wednesday, deputy premier Jarrod Bleijie said he opposed having any target at all for the Brisbane 2032 Olympics. Photograph: Darren England\/AAP<a href=\"mailto:?subject=Queensland government scraps emissions target for Brisbane Olympics \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/live\/2026\/mar\/25\/politics-federal-queensland-nsw-parliament-tony-burke-jim-chalmers-middle-east-fuel-crisis-ntwnfb?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69c36f1d8f089e6ac8d301bb#block-69c36f1d8f089e6ac8d301bb\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a001.45 EDT<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1774474696_963_Caitlin_Cassidy,_L.png\" alt=\"Caitlin Cassidy\" class=\"dcr-lysqes\"\/>Caitlin Cassidy<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u2018Audiences will be impacted when there is not enough money to do the work that we\u2019re doing\u2019: ABC staff<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Catherine Zengerer, a radio producer for Late Night Live, was one of many senior ABC staff today who were striking on behalf of their colleagues dealing with precarity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Zengener has been with the public broadcaster for a decade, predominantly on permanent contracts. But she said she was an exception and that:<\/p>\n<p>double quotation markA lot of us who are actually out on strike are striking on behalf of colleagues who are on a short-term contracts, who are casuals, who are afraid to join the union, who are afraid to go on strike because they\u2019re afraid that if they make a fuss, if they cause trouble, if they speak up, that they will not get employed again on other contracts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Zengerer said if the ABC continued on its current trajectory, the quality would go down and dedicated staff would leave. She said she had already watched colleagues exit the ABC \u201cutterly disillusioned\u201d and \u201cburned\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">She continued:<\/p>\n<p>double quotation markThere\u2019s so much knowledge involved in every aspect of the different roles that we do, whether that be in local radio or in radio national or in emergency broadcasting or in news or in digital or in any of the tech, admin and supportive jobs.<\/p>\n<p>It takes time to make quality news. It takes time to make quality radio. You would not believe the intense number of hours that it takes to do the jobs that we do.<\/p>\n<p>None of us get paid overtime in radio. We don\u2019t get time off in lieu. Lots of us are working 10-hour days \u2026 The audiences will be impacted when there is not enough money to do the work that we\u2019re doing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Queensland government scraps emissions target for Brisbane Olympics \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/live\/2026\/mar\/25\/politics-federal-queensland-nsw-parliament-tony-burke-jim-chalmers-middle-east-fuel-crisis-ntwnfb?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69c36de48f08643366b16e4e#block-69c36de48f08643366b16e4e\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a001.19 EDT<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Tough to see a future here\u2019, striking ABC presenter says<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1774474696_963_Caitlin_Cassidy,_L.png\" alt=\"Caitlin Cassidy\" class=\"dcr-lysqes\"\/>Caitlin Cassidy<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Jack James, a breakfast newsreader at Triple J, was among hundreds of ABC staff who walked off the job this morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">He said said it was a \u201ctough\u201d decision to strike, but for a long time his colleagues had felt like \u201cwe\u2019ve all been treading water and trying to stay afloat\u201d and that:<\/p>\n<p>double quotation markThe ABC on the best of days is on skeleton staff. So it feels good to be able to show management that we have power in our numbers and we\u2019re going to keep using it until we get a fair deal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">James said since starting at the ABC eight years ago, his \u201cwhole group of friends\u201d had left the organisation, and journalism entirely, because they couldn\u2019t afford to stay.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">He said:<\/p>\n<p>double quotation markIt\u2019s tough to see a future here, to be honest. As young people, we\u2019re staring down a really daunting future.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve got AI becoming more prominent and young journalists have to deal with those issues, and to not even have a secure job to be able to confront those issues head on and to be able to communicate them to Australians, it\u2019s really disheartening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Standing alongside his colleagues, armed with banners and placards, James said it felt like a \u201cpowerful moment\u201d and that:<\/p>\n<p>double quotation markToday feels like a day when we can all finally exhale.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone here works so hard and the only reason why the ABC keeps functioning is because we all work so hard \u2026 so having a moment where we can stop that and actually speak up for ourselves without fearing consequences is a big deal for us.<\/p>\n<p>ABC staff and journalists strike outside the national broadcaster\u2019s headquarters in Sydney. Photograph: Hollie Adams\/Reuters<a href=\"mailto:?subject=Queensland government scraps emissions target for Brisbane Olympics \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/live\/2026\/mar\/25\/politics-federal-queensland-nsw-parliament-tony-burke-jim-chalmers-middle-east-fuel-crisis-ntwnfb?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69c36cfb8f087a808ec0c504#block-69c36cfb8f087a808ec0c504\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a001.17 EDT<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1774474696_349_Caite_McLeod.png\" alt=\"Catie McLeod\" class=\"dcr-lysqes\"\/>Catie McLeod<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Hi, I hope you\u2019ve had a great day so far. I\u2019ll take you through the rest of the day\u2019s news.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Queensland government scraps emissions target for Brisbane Olympics \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/live\/2026\/mar\/25\/politics-federal-queensland-nsw-parliament-tony-burke-jim-chalmers-middle-east-fuel-crisis-ntwnfb?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69c366b78f087a808ec0c4ed#block-69c366b78f087a808ec0c4ed\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1774474697_110_Krishani_Dhanji.png\" alt=\"Krishani Dhanji\" class=\"dcr-lysqes\"\/>Krishani Dhanji<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">That\u2019s it from me today, thanks for following along on the blog!<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">I\u2019ll leave you with the wonderful Catie McLeod for the afternoon and see you back here bright and early tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Queensland government scraps emissions target for Brisbane Olympics \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/live\/2026\/mar\/25\/politics-federal-queensland-nsw-parliament-tony-burke-jim-chalmers-middle-east-fuel-crisis-ntwnfb?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69c364ee8f089e6ac8d30188#block-69c364ee8f089e6ac8d30188\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Key events 13h ago What we learned, Wednesday 25 March 14h ago Iranian nationals with valid tourist visas&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":563753,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[64,63,99,164],"class_list":["post-564180","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-economy","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-business","tag-economy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/564180","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=564180"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/564180\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/563753"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=564180"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=564180"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=564180"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}