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9.17pm GMT
The deputy prime minister, Michael McCormack has said recently that the government may consider excluding agriculture from the long-debated emissions reduction target of net zero by 2050.
Agriculture minister David Littleproud has just popped up on ABC to talk about this proposition:
I think Australians need to understand that agriculture’s already done the heavy lifting with respect to the meeting in Kyoto and putting us on the trajectory not just to meet but beat Paris.
… As I’ve said, [farmers] have already done the heavy lifting, they should be rewarded not penalised.
We are around 13-14% of emissions. We rely heavily on the transport sectors as well and industry. So how do farmers not being penalised for this, but also be part of the solution?
9.11pm GMT
I mentioned before that in Melbourne the Australia Open is finally set to start (after a pretty rocky three-week lead-up) and Tennis Australia CEO Craig Tiley says this new hotel quarantine case won’t impact them.
He spoke to ABC News Breakfast just before:
Our processes stay the same. [They have been] designed for these kinds of circumstances all the way along and there’s not anything that we can change.
Obviously, normally, when we come on-site, we’re going to physically distance. Outdoors, there’s no need to wear a mask. When you go inside in the concourse, you wear a mask. And in the stadium with the roof open, there’s no need to wear a mask …
Continue reading…Melbourne quarantine hotel worker tests positive for Covid; NSW issues alert over returned traveller case. Follow the latest news liveMelbourne quarantine worker tests positive as ‘low-level’ case puts NSW on alertNational proposal for Day 16 testsCovid rules explainedFollow all the global coronavirus news live 9.17pm GMTThe deputy prime minister, Michael McCormack has said recently that the government may consider excluding agriculture from the long-debated emissions reduction target of net zero by 2050. Agriculture minister David Littleproud has just popped up on ABC to talk about this proposition:I think Australians need to understand that agriculture’s already done the heavy lifting with respect to the meeting in Kyoto and putting us on the trajectory not just to meet but beat Paris. … As I’ve said, [farmers] have already done the heavy lifting, they should be rewarded not penalised. We are around 13-14% of emissions. We rely heavily on the transport sectors as well and industry. So how do farmers not being penalised for this, but also be part of the solution? 9.11pm GMTI mentioned before that in Melbourne the Australia Open is finally set to start (after a pretty rocky three-week lead-up) and Tennis Australia CEO Craig Tiley says this new hotel quarantine case won’t impact them. He spoke to ABC News Breakfast just before:Our processes stay the same. [They have been] designed for these kinds of circumstances all the way along and there’s not anything that we can change. Obviously, normally, when we come on-site, we’re going to physically distance. Outdoors, there’s no need to wear a mask. When you go inside in the concourse, you wear a mask. And in the stadium with the roof open, there’s no need to wear a mask … Continue reading…