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Independent Senator David Pocock has criticised Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for failing to mention fossil fuels in his call for global climate action.
Addressing world leaders at the COP31 summit in Türkiye, Mr Albanese urged countries to speed up the transition to clean energy.
He said climate ambitions must be backed by action and called on world leaders to help Pacific nations tackle climate change.
But Senator Pocock says if Australia is serious about helping the Pacific, it must stop expanding fossil fuel projects.
"The fact that the prime minister not once mentioned fossil fuels, I think shows you how captured the major parties are by the fossil fuel industry. They want to be able to talk about the good stuff we're doing, but not the fact that the Albanese government has approved 38 fossil fuel project, uh, new projects or extensions since they came into office. And that is not compatible with a livable Pacific."
Ahead of Albanese's speech, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said keeping global warming below 1.5 degrees requires no new coal, oil or gas infrastructure.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has met with the leaders of Norway and Türkiye on the sidelines of the COP31 climate summit.
Mr Albanese and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan discussed their joint leadership of the conference and efforts to turn climate commitments into action.
Talks with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre focused on clean energy, AI safety, human oversight and support for Ukraine.
Mr Støre says Norway shares Australia's push for concrete results from this year's COP31 summit.
"So I think I salute you on the preparations, and, uh, we share very much of, you know, how we want to, to make pragmatic progress and push. Uh, we've done work this afternoon on, on tropical forests, one of the areas where we are making progress."
A police investigation is underway, after a human torso was discovered in bushland in Lane Cove in Sydney's north.
Police were called to Lane Cove North at about 2.30pm on Wednesday,following reports human remains had been found.
Police say they discovered a sofa containing a human torso.
Local residents say they're horrified by the news.
"Very disturbing because nothing happens, anything like, like this in my street. It's very peaceful, it's very friendly neighborhood. It's, it's, I don't know, it's, it is disturbing and it's shocking as well."
The remains are yet to be formally identified, but detectives say they believe they belong to an adult male.
NSW Police have requested anyone with information contact Crime Stoppers.
Tens of thousands of homes remain without power across south-east Queensland, with more severe storms forecast today.
Around 50,000 properties are without electricity after damaging winds ripped roofs from homes and brought down hundreds of power lines.
At least 20 schools remain closed in Logan, south of Brisbane, where the mayor says winds reached Category One cyclone speeds.
The Bureau of Meteorology is warning of further storms, bringing the risk of flash flooding, large hail and damaging winds.
US media is reporting at least one person is dead and 10 others injured, after a building collapsed in New York.
The Fire Department says four injured construction workers have been taken to hospital, while multiple people may still be trapped in the rubble.
New York's Department of Buildings says inspectors are at the scene assisting with recovery operations, and assessing the structural stability of nearby buildings.
Nationals senator Bridget McKenzie is calling on the government to reverse its budget tax changes, after the release of lending data.
The Australian Bureau of Statistic's latest home loan figures released yesterday show the number of new home loans fell 15.0 per cent in the September quarter.
The report reveals the sharpest decline for investors, with the number of new investor loans falling 30.6 per cent over the quarter.
Speaking to channel 9, Senator McKenzie says the government should re-think its changes to negative gearing and the capital gains tax.
"For a country like ours where, uh, we're built on home ownership, it's the greatest asset, uh, that Australians have, we've really seen the Labor Party betray that great Australian dream of home ownership through their latest budget, and they need to revisit, uh, those changes that we voted against."
The government has continued to defend its tax changes as necessary to allow more young people and first home buyers to enter the housing market.
Australia's corporate regulator is suing Commonwealth Bank, alleging tens of thousands of businesses were overcharged millions of dollars in undisclosed fees.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission alleges CBA failed to clearly disclose fees charged through its CommBiz business banking platform.
Customers were told they would pay a fee for transfers to or from third-party accounts, but ASIC alleges they were also charged an additional, undisclosed fee.
The regulator claims around 42,000 customers were overcharged a total of 8-point-5 million dollars between November 2020 and May 2025.
The federal Minister for Employment says a new guide for AI use in workplaces has the potential to save hundreds of people from losing their jobs.
Draft guidelines for AI adoption, released by the federal government today, call for direct consultation with staff about the technology and its careful implementation.
The voluntary guide is based on months of departmental roundtable talks with unions and employer groups.
Employment Minister Amanda Rishworth says the guide will help with job retention and upskilling.
The report's release comes amid concern over the impact of the AI on local jobs, after Qantas announced it would be moving 850 domestic positions overseas, under an outsourcing deal with technology giant Accenture.
Australia's Jillaroos say they're heading into this weekend's world cup clash against New Zealand with confidence.
The Australian women's team made only one change to their line-up in preparation to face the Kiwi Ferns, with Jesse Southwell to partner Tarryn Aiken in the halves.
The Broncos halfback will be in familiar surrounds playing in Sunday’s much-anticipated final at Suncorp Stadium.
Speaking with Channel 7, Jillaroos star Millie Elliot says her side is in great form ahead of the match.
"It's been a great campaign so far, and the girls are feeling really good, um, heading, uh, into this clash against New Zealand. Uh, they're our ultimate, uh, competitors and, and rivals in this sport. And, um, yeah, we've had a, a really tough hit out against Fiji last week. It was a really close match, and, um, it really helps, uh, leading into this weekend."
