Greenhouse gas emissions hit a record high last year according to the UN, and the Victorian premier could get sweeping new powers 'to declare pandemics and have public health orders enforced for three months at a time'.
Scott Morrison's long-awaited climate plan has no detail and no modelling, and the World Trade Organization is stepping in to solve Australia's dispute with China over our wine exports.
Some restrictions will lift for the fully vaccinated in NSW next Monday, and Attorney-General Michaelia Cash is urging states to reform the nation's strict defamation laws.
NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet is reportedly set to become NSW premier, and overnight the Pandora Papers have exposed ways the rich and powerful hide their wealth and avoid tax.
A federal minister has said that the government's roadmap to reopening is flexible, and Victorian Liberal leader Michael O'Brien is reportedly set to face a leadership challenge.