Australia set to overhaul environment laws in deal with Greens

November 27, 2025 9:18 AM

Australia set to overhaul environment laws in deal with Greens

Australia will overhaul its environment laws in long-awaited reforms after the Greens party agreed to back the centre-left Labor government's legislation on the final day of parliament for the year, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday. The reforms will establish an independent National Environment Protection Agency to strengthen compliance and enforcement, impose higher penalties for major breaches of the law, and remove exemptions from the legislation for "high-risk land clearing ...

What government will emerge in Austria after the election?

September 27, 2024 5:19 PM

What government will emerge in Austria after the election?

Austria's parliamentary election on Sunday is a tight race between the ruling conservative Austrian People's Party (OVP) and the far-right Freedom Party (FPO). The FPO, which is critical of Islam and wants to stop granting asylum, is just ahead in opinion polls. Whoever wins will fall well short of an absolute majority and would need to form a coalition with at least one other party to command a stable majority in parliament. Here are the most likely coalition scenarios: WHO WINS - NOT NECESS...