Senators questioned federal government officials on Australia's climate policy on Monday after the Nationals agreed to a 2050 target for net zero emissions at the weekend.
The latest round of Senate estimates began following a turbulent two weeks as the junior Coalition partner took a tortuous path on the climate target.
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As Prime Minister Scott Morrison prepared to attend the Glasgow COP26 summit this week, the government faced questions over its carbon emissions targets and the details of its secret agreement with the Nationals.
Estimates hearings this week started with committees digging into the environment and energy, national security, parliamentary and infrastructure portfolios.
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Doug Dingwall
Doug Dingwall is The Canberra Times' Public Service Editor. He writes about government and federal politics, and edits The Public Sector Informant. He has an interest in integrity and industrial relations. Previously he worked at The Examiner in Launceston, where he won a Tasmanian Human Rights Award in 2016 for his reporting. Contact him on doug.dingwall@canberratimes.com.au
Doug Dingwall is The Canberra Times' Public Service Editor. He writes about government and federal politics, and edits The Public Sector Informant. He has an interest in integrity and industrial relations. Previously he worked at The Examiner in Launceston, where he won a Tasmanian Human Rights Award in 2016 for his reporting. Contact him on doug.dingwall@canberratimes.com.au
Harley Dennett
I'm the federal politics bureau chief for the Canberra Times, via a career that's taken me from rural Victoria to Washington DC. Telling the stories of my local LGBTI community brought me to journalism, where I've covered seven federal budgets, four national elections, Defence, public service and international governance.
I'm the federal politics bureau chief for the Canberra Times, via a career that's taken me from rural Victoria to Washington DC. Telling the stories of my local LGBTI community brought me to journalism, where I've covered seven federal budgets, four national elections, Defence, public service and international governance.
