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Dan Jervis-Bardy<\/p>\nLiberal senator Bragg can\u2019t see Australia leaving Paris agreementDan Jervis-Bardy<\/p>\n
Andrew Bragg is repeatedly pushed on Insiders on what a decision to dump net zero and leaving the Paris agreement would mean for his own future on the shadow frontbench.<\/p>\n
He doesn\u2019t think things will get to that point because he can\u2019t imagine Australia is going to allow itself to be lumped with Azerbaijan, Iran and Syria in sitting outside the Paris pact.<\/p>\n
Well, I just don\u2019t believe that that\u2019s going to happen. I don\u2019t think it is within the realm of the possible.<\/p>\n
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Liberal senator Andrew Bragg. Photograph: Mick Tsikas\/AAP<\/p>\n
Host David Speers asks again if Bragg would quit the frontbench if the party dumped net zero and abandoned Paris.<\/p>\n
Well, sure, but I don\u2019t imagine we will ever leave Paris. We are not fringe dwellers. Most Australians want us to play our fair role in terms of reduction, so I just don\u2019t think we are going to be leaving the Paris agreement.<\/p>\n
(A quick point of clarification here: There is no serious talk that a future Coalition government would pull Australia out of the Paris agreement, the international treaty that aims to limit global warming to 1.5C. Even the Nationals \u2013 who are dumping net zero \u2013 say they are committed to Paris.)<\/p>\n
Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a018.29 EST<\/p>\n Key events<\/p>\n Show key events only<\/p>\n Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature<\/p>\n The Queensland premier, David Crisafulli, has declared an end to \u201ccannoli diplomacy\u201d until the state reaches a funding deal with the federal government over hospital funding.<\/p>\n Crisafulli coined the term last year \u2013 riffing on the fact both he and the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, are of Italian descent \u2013 to demonstrate a willingness for his LNP government to work with Labor in Canberra. <\/p>\n But he told the LNP State Council meeting on the Gold Coast on Sunday that the relationship was anything but sweet; in fact it had reached a crunch point. <\/p>\n Crisafulli said \u201caccess to more beds\u201d is key to addressing issues with the state\u2019s health system, and that currently there were more than 1100 long-term patients \u2013 who he claimed were the federal government\u2019s responsibility \u2013 occupying acute care beds.<\/p>\n We need our partner, the Commonwealth government, to hold up [their end of the bargain.<\/p>\n Sadly the federal government is playing a cruel game at a critical time for our state. <\/p>\n The offer that is currently there falls well short of their 2023 promise for 42.5% funding by 2030 and 45% by 2035. <\/p>\n But most troublingly it\u2019s a deal that abrogates the federal government\u2019s responsibilities. An offer that will leave hundreds of long-stay patients, aged care and younger NDIS patients stranded in Queensland hospitals. <\/p>\n It\u2019s not a deal I\u2019m willing to take. I won\u2019t accept it. <\/p>\n Share<\/a> Natural disaster-prone councils in south-east Queensland say the Bureau of Meteorology\u2019s decision to axe its free real-time flood forecasting tool is a \u201ccost shifting\u201d exercise with \u201cpotentially deadly consequences\u201d, with New South Wales emergency services also affected.<\/p>\n For nearly 30 years, the BoM has provided local governments, emergency services and water managers around the country with free access to Enviromon \u2013 a tool used to inform emergency alert systems which collects, displays and analyses data from rainfall and river level gauges for flood forecasting.<\/p>\n But the bureau will end ongoing support and maintenance of that service for external users by July and replace it with a US-developed software program called OneRain, which cannot be sublicensed \u2013 and so cannot be provided free to councils and other public bodies.<\/p>\n Full story:<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Gastro cases spike in NSW in October<\/p>\n NSW Health<\/a> has raised concern about an above-average rate of gastroenteritis outbreaks in institutions in the state over the last month.<\/p>\n The department said that while viral gastroenteritis \u2013 caused by many different viruses, such as norovirus or rotavirus \u2013 is common, there is usually an increase in gastroenteritis cases in September and October each year.<\/p>\n There were 200 outbreaks of gastroenteritis reported from institutional settings \u2013 including schools, childcare centres, aged care facilities or detention facilities \u2013 in NSW in October 2025, which is higher than the October average of 149 from 2020 to 2024.<\/p>\n Both rotavirus and norovirus were detected in these outbreaks.<\/p>\n NSW Health warned that rotavirus can be particularly severe in young children.<\/p>\n A spokesperson for the department said:<\/p>\n The main treatment for viral gastroenteritis is to rest and drink plenty of fluids. Most people recover without complications, but more urgent care may need to be sought for infants, people with suppressed immune systems, and the elderly, who may experience more serious illness.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a019.50 EST<\/p>\n NSW to phase out plastic bread tags and ban helium balloon releases<\/p>\n The NSW government has announced the next stage in its plastics plan, with action to phase out single-use and problematic plastics.<\/p>\n The next phase of the NSW Plastics Plan 2.0 includes:<\/p>\n phasing out plastic bread tags and pizza savers from late 2027<\/p>\n phasing out non-compostable plastic fruit and vegetable stickers by 2030<\/p>\n introducing tethered lids (meaning the cap or lid on a plastic bottle must remain attached to the bottle itself, even after it\u2019s opened) for plastic bottles by 2030<\/p>\n requiring takeaway food service businesses to accept reusable cups by 2028 and large food service businesses to provide reusable cup options by 2030<\/p>\n phasing out small condiment containers such as soy sauce fish bottles by 2030 that cannot be recycled<\/p>\n requiring the redesign of takeaway food containers to ensure they can be recycled safely<\/p>\n regulating harmful chemical additives in plastic food and beverage packaging to prevent toxins entering soil, water and the food chain<\/p>\n banning helium balloon releases<\/p>\n The announcement expands on previous action by the NSW government, including bans of lightweight plastic bags, straws, stirrers and single-use cutlery, with the government saying the moves aim to address NSW\u2019s \u201cwaste crisis\u201d and address one of the states \u201cbiggest environmental challenges\u201d.<\/p>\n Hellium balloon releases are to be banned in NSW. Photograph: EyeEm\/AlamyShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a019.26 EST<\/p>\n Police commissioner admits \u2018communication error\u2019 over Sydney neo-Nazi rally<\/p>\n Back to the neo-Nazi rally targeting Jewish people outside NSW parliament in Sydney on Saturday, my colleague Ben Doherty had this update<\/a> yesterday.<\/p>\n The NSW premier has said in response to that he would consider giving police more powers to shut down racist and hateful demonstrations.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s likely the case that we need to give police more legislated powers to stop this kind of naked racism and hatred on Sydney streets,\u201d Chris Minns said after the rally.<\/p>\n The NSW police commissioner, Mal Lanyon, has said there will be a review of the process by which the rally was allowed to go ahead.<\/p>\n Lanyon said while police had allowed the protest, neither he nor the premier knew it was taking place.<\/p>\n \u201cThe government had not been briefed on this process. I take it very personally. There was a communication error in the police force for which I did not personally know that today\u2019s protest was taking place,\u201d Lanyon said.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a018.50 EST<\/p>\n Tehan: Coalition to work with states to extend coal-fired power stations<\/p>\n The shadow energy and emissions reduction minister, Dan Tehan, has signalled the federal opposition will commit to work with state governments to extend the life of coal-fired power stations as part of an energy agenda to be thrashed out this week.<\/p>\n After months of bitter public debate, the Liberal party will hold meetings in Canberra on Wednesday and Thursday in an attempt to agree on the pillars of its climate and energy platform \u2013 including whether to dump a net zero emissions target.<\/p>\n An agreed position with the Nationals \u2013 who have already dumped the net zero target \u2013 would be put to the Coalition party room for endorsement on Sunday 16 November.<\/p>\n The Callide coal-fired power station in Queensland. Photograph: Joe Hinchliffe\/The Guardian<\/p>\n Sussan Ley is under pressure from senior Liberals to not just dump the 2050 goal set under Scott Morrison but to junk the net zero emissions policy entirely.<\/p>\n Moderates want net zero to be retained in some form, fearful the party could lose more ground in city seats if it abandons the climate target.<\/p>\n Appearing on Sky News agenda on Sunday morning, Tehan would not preempt the outcome of this week\u2019s meetings.<\/p>\n I\u2019m not going to announce this morning what it will be, what I\u2019ll be taking forward because that\u2019s not being respectful to my colleagues. I want to make sure with this that I engage with them in a way that they know that I\u2019m incredibly serious about getting the right policy.<\/p>\n Tehan said the best way to achieve lower energy prices was through \u201cenergy abundance\u201d, which he claimed required keeping coal and gas in the system for longer.<\/p>\n He did not rule out taxpayer subsidies for fossil-fuel power generation.<\/p>\n Now what I\u2019m saying is we need to make sure that we\u2019re sweating those coal assets, continue to sweat those coal assets, and also that we can get more gas into the system much more quickly.<\/p>\n The Queensland LNP government\u2019s new energy roadmap, released last month, proposed keeping its state-owned coal plants running for up to a decade longer than previously planned, meaning some would be open until at least 2046.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a018.33 EST<\/p>\n Dumping the words \u2018net zero\u2019 is \u2018absolutely ridiculous\u2019 \u2013 Bragg<\/p>\n The net zero debate has turned into a leadership test for Sussan Ley, who is under pressure for her main rivals Angus Taylor and Andrew Hastie to dump the target.<\/p>\n But she\u2019s also under pressure from moderates such as Bragg to not simply fall in line behind the Nationals, who have already abandoned the target.<\/p>\n Asked if Ley\u2019s leadership was finished if she caved to the Nationals, Bragg said:<\/p>\n I don\u2019t believe that we\u2019ll be leaving the Paris agreement. We\u2019re not a fringe party.<\/p>\n Asked again if Ley can survive if the Liberals adopt the Nationals\u2019 policy, Bragg said:<\/p>\n I don\u2019t think you can have a fatwa on two words. I think that\u2019s too silly for words, frankly. And I think at the end of the day, this is the international standard on decarbonisation. So Australia cannot sit out of its own international standard.<\/p>\n Speers keeps pushing Bragg on what it means if the words \u201cnet zero\u201d are dropped from the policy entirely.<\/p>\n You can\u2019t have a fatwa on two words. I mean, it\u2019s ridiculous. This is the international standard. I mean, trying to pretend you\u2019re not going to say two words is absolutely ridiculous.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a018.02 EST<\/p>\n Liberal senator Bragg can\u2019t see Australia leaving Paris agreement Andrew Bragg is repeatedly pushed on Insiders on what a decision to dump net zero and leaving the Paris agreement would mean for his own future on the shadow frontbench.<\/p>\n He doesn\u2019t think things will get to that point because he can\u2019t imagine Australia is going to allow itself to be lumped with Azerbaijan, Iran and Syria in sitting outside the Paris pact.<\/p>\n Well, I just don\u2019t believe that that\u2019s going to happen. I don\u2019t think it is within the realm of the possible.<\/p>\n Liberal senator Andrew Bragg. Photograph: Mick Tsikas\/AAP<\/p>\n Host David Speers asks again if Bragg would quit the frontbench if the party dumped net zero and abandoned Paris.<\/p>\n Well, sure, but I don\u2019t imagine we will ever leave Paris. We are not fringe dwellers. Most Australians want us to play our fair role in terms of reduction, so I just don\u2019t think we are going to be leaving the Paris agreement.<\/p>\n (A quick point of clarification here: There is no serious talk that a future Coalition government would pull Australia out of the Paris agreement, the international treaty that aims to limit global warming to 1.5C. Even the Nationals \u2013 who are dumping net zero \u2013 say they are committed to Paris.)<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a018.29 EST<\/p>\n Liberals must \u2018maintain a commitment to do a better job on net zero\u2019 \u2013 Bragg<\/p>\n The Liberal senator Andrew Bragg is up on ABC Insiders ahead of a crunch week of meetings to determine the Coalition\u2019s position on net zero emissions.<\/p>\n The shadow housing minister is among a group of moderate Liberals fighting to salvage the party\u2019s commitment to the climate target, as conservatives push Sussan Ley to dump the policy entirely.<\/p>\n Bragg is asked to respond to his colleague Sarah Henderson\u2019s insistence that the party should abandon net zero completely.<\/p>\n Unsurprisingly, he disagrees:<\/p>\n The Australian people are worried about climate change and so are we, and that\u2019s why I would have thought that the most reasonable position here would be to stay in [the] Paris [agreement], maintain a commitment to do a better job on net zero and maintain a goal, because I think if you have anything less than that, then you are giving up on the idea that you will try and reduce emissions for future generations and after all, we are the trustees for future generations.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a017.40 EST<\/p>\n Greens condemn Sydney neo-Nazi rally<\/p>\n The NSW Greens have called for a new approach from NSW police and the premier, Chris Minns, after a neo-Nazi rally overtly targeting Jewish people was allowed to go ahead in Sydney on Saturday morning.<\/p>\n Greens MP Sue Higginson said on Saturday:<\/p>\n The Greens abhor antisemitism and racism and I was sickened to see neo-Nazis outside the NSW parliament today. The Greens condemn the actions and the rhetoric of these depraved racists. The Jewish community and people of colour in our state should not be subjected to this on our streets or news feeds.<\/p>\n NSW Greens MP Sue Higginson. Photograph: Dan Himbrechts\/AAP<\/p>\n Higginson said tougher laws on protests wouldn\u2019t work this time, and that Minns \u201cneeds to deal with the actual issue\u201d.<\/p>\n It\u2019s time to set up a taskforce to work with the NSW police engagement and hate crime unit and the counter-terrorism command, and deal with the rise of the far right and racism in this state head on.<\/p>\n![\"Joe](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Eden_Gillespie.png\")
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