This week, the Coalition debated what it would exempt from a policy to achieve a target of net zero emissions by 2050 – a policy and a target that do not currently exist. Guardian Australia editor Lenore Taylor and head of news Mike Ticher discuss what’s at stake while Australia fails to act on climate change

This week, the Coalition debated what it would exempt from a policy to achieve a target of net zero emissions by 2050 – a policy and a target that do not currently exist. Guardian Australia editor Lenore Taylor and head of news Mike Ticher discuss what’s at stake while Australia fails to act on climate change

This week, the Coalition debated what it would exempt from a policy to achieve a target of net zero emissions by 2050 – a policy and a target that do not currently exist. Guardian Australia editor Lenore Taylor and head of news Mike Ticher discuss what’s at stake while Australia fails to act on climate change

On Tuesday, an independent inquiry found that Crown Resorts – Australia’s largest gaming and entertainment group – is unsuitable to hold a casino licence in the state of New South Wales. Reporter Anne Davies steps through the key findings and outlines what this could mean for both Crown Resorts, and the future of the casino industry in Australia

On Tuesday, an independent inquiry found that Crown Resorts – Australia’s largest gaming and entertainment group – is unsuitable to hold a casino licence in the state of New South Wales. Reporter Anne Davies steps through the key findings and outlines what this could mean for both Crown Resorts, and the future of the casino industry in Australia

On Tuesday, an independent inquiry found that Crown Resorts – Australia’s largest gaming and entertainment group – is unsuitable to hold a casino licence in the state of New South Wales. Reporter Anne Davies steps through the key findings and outlines what this could mean for both Crown Resorts, and the future of the casino industry in Australia

The platypus has all but disappeared from South Australia and has been listed as vulnerable in Victoria. Now researchers are pushing for nationwide threatened species status. Guardian Australia’s environment reporter Graham Readfearn discusses what is happening to this incredibly unusual mammal

The platypus has all but disappeared from South Australia and has been listed as vulnerable in Victoria. Now researchers are pushing for nationwide threatened species status. Guardian Australia’s environment reporter Graham Readfearn discusses what is happening to this incredibly unusual mammal

The platypus has all but disappeared from South Australia and has been listed as vulnerable in Victoria. Now researchers are pushing for nationwide threatened species status. Guardian Australia’s environment reporter Graham Readfearn discusses what is happening to this incredibly unusual mammal

Guardian US correspondent Sam Levin visits Martin Luther King Jr community hospital in Los Angeles county, an area battling one of the worst Covid outbreaks in the US