One of the big winners from the weekend's election is greater action on climate change.

Six independents and at least three Greens elected into the lower house have vowed to push the new Labor government to go further on climate action.

Does this parliament now have a mandate to go further on climate action?

Political reporter Katina Curtis joins today's Please Explain to delve into this question and more. 

 

 

One of the big winners from the weekend's election is greater action on climate change.
Six independents and at least three Greens elected into the lower house have vowed to push the new Labor government to go further on climate action.
Does this parliament now have a mandate to go further on climate action?
Political reporter Katina Curtis&nbsp;joins today's Please Explain&nbsp;to delve into this question and more.&nbsp;
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The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

Climate change: What will the newly-elected independents and Greens mean for the government response

Even for those who aren’t political junkies, it’s been a dramatic couple of weeks in Parliament House. 

In a stunning capitulation to the Government, the Greens blinked, after nearly a year-long conflict with Labor over housing. But then, in a move that puzzled many, Labor dumped, or delayed, signature bills.

If Anthony Albanese calls an early election in the new year, this could be the final sitting week of Labor’s first term in government. And the last chance to get things done.

Today, national affairs editor James Massola, on whether the Government’s losses outweigh its wins. And if it could be the first incumbent federal government in 93 years, to serve only one term.

Even for those who aren’t political junkies, it’s been a dramatic couple of weeks in Parliament House. 
In a stunning capitulation to the Government, the Greens blinked, after nearly a year-long conflict with Labor over housing. But then, in a move that puzzled many, Labor dumped, or delayed, signature bills.
If Anthony Albanese calls an early election in the new year, this could be the final sitting week of Labor’s first term in government. And the last chance to get things done.
Today, national affairs editor James Massola, on whether the Government’s losses outweigh its wins. And if it could be the first incumbent federal government in 93 years, to serve only one term.

Crunch time for the Albanese government

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It's been nearly 20 years since a group of nine Australians were arrested in Bali, for attempting to smuggle $4 million worth of heroin.

And now seemingly out of nowhere, five members of this group, who became known as the infamous Bali Nine, have been thrust into the spotlight after a news report said they would be returned to Australia as soon as Christmas. 

So what's changed the fate of the remaining five so dramatically?

Today, senior writer Michael Bachelard, our former Indonesian correspondent, on the group that once ignited a firestorm of debate around capital punishment, drugs and the ethics of our own police force. And what political and cultural factors might determine their fate.

It's been nearly 20 years since a group of nine Australians were arrested in Bali, for attempting to smuggle $4 million worth of heroin.
And now seemingly out of nowhere, five members of this group, who became known as the infamous Bali Nine, have been thrust into the spotlight after a news report said they would be returned to Australia as soon as Christmas. 
So what's changed the fate of the remaining five so dramatically?
Today, senior writer Michael Bachelard, our former Indonesian correspondent, on the group that once ignited a firestorm of debate around capital punishment, drugs and the ethics of our own police force. And what political and cultural factors might determine their fate.

The Bali Nine: Why the remaining members are, maybe, coming home

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On the day Donald Trump won the American presidential election, a number of women contemplated a radical response. They just might swear off men. They might not date them, have sex with them, get married to them, or have their babies.

Maybe that would teach the men of the United States who have, like their president-elect and vice-president elect, made a habit of denigrating women. And put their leaders on notice; that they will not be stripped of their reproductive rights without a fight.

Today, senior columnist Jacqueline Maley, on the social trend that started in South Korea, and has now spread to the United States. And whether it just might come here next.

On the day Donald Trump won the American presidential election, a number of women contemplated a radical response. They just might swear off men. They might not date them, have sex with them, get married to them, or have their babies. Maybe that would teach the men of the United States who have, like their president-elect and vice-president elect, made a habit of denigrating women. And put their leaders on notice; that they will not be stripped of their reproductive rights without a fight. Today, senior columnist Jacqueline Maley, on the social trend that started in South Korea, and has now spread to the United States. And whether it just might come here next.

Is Trump the death of sex?

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Climate change: What will the newly-elected independents and Greens mean for the government response

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