Liberal Senator Cory Bernardi has flagged concerns about how the extra 12,000 refugees chosen for resettlement in Australia will be picked. AAP Image/Paul MillerWhat we’ve effectively been told is that the UNHCR, a bunch of unelected bureaucrats, are going to make the determination about who is going to be sent to Australia or not. And a lot...
Vanuatu is among the countries calling for much more ambitious climate action.Reuters/Dave HuntVulnerable states have featured prominently on the first day of Paris Climate talks. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon unveiled a new initiative to strengthen the resilience of the most vulnerable people and countries to the effects of climate change.
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Malcolm Turnbull addresses the opening of the Paris climate summit.EPA/Christophe Petit TessonWhen newly minted Prime Minister Kevin Rudd rose to speak at COP13 in Bali in 2007 and announced that Australia would ratify the Kyoto Protocol, he received a standing ovation from the world community. After years of pariah status under John...
World leaders gathering at COP21 should ditch old ideas about 'climate equity'.Reuters/Jacky NaegelenFor years now the climate talks have revolved around discussions who should bear the burden of cutting emissions, particularly between developed and developing nations. Much of Paris climate summit will be focused on this notion of equity and how...
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