Macron accuses Morrison of lying in dramatic end to G20 summit

Macron accuses Morrison of lying in dramatic end to G20 summit

Political and international editor Peter Hartcher joins Bianca Hall to discuss the outcomes of the G20 summit in Rome,and Australia’s diplomatic stumbles along the way.

  • byBianca Hall

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Impasse on climate could last for years

Impasse on climate could last for years

If world leaders could not reach a deal in Rome,the outlook for the unwieldy UN summit looks as dismal as the Glasgow weather forecast.

  • byDavid Crowe
‘Inching back to normal’:Singapore tourists next step in reopening

‘Inching back to normal’:Singapore tourists next step in reopening

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says Australia will be “slinging the doors open” to Singaporean holidaymakers from November 28.

  • byDavid Crowe
Morrison tells G20 that,like the pandemic,science will tackle climate crisis

Morrison tells G20 that,like the pandemic,science will tackle climate crisis

Leaders from the 20 largest economies are struggling to agree on concrete measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions,phase out coal or set a 2050 deadline.

  • byDavid Crowe
G20 endorses global corporate minimum tax at Rome summit

G20 endorses global corporate minimum tax at Rome summit

Leaders of the world’s biggest economies have endorsed a global minimum tax on corporations,a linchpin of new international tax rules aimed at blunting the edge of fiscal paradises.

  • byDavid McHugh,Frances D'Emilio andSylvie Corbet
Climate deal hangs in balance as world leaders look to soften targets

Climate deal hangs in balance as world leaders look to soften targets

Angus Taylor rules out taking a more ambitious 2030 target to the next election as the G20 considers replacing 2050 net zero deadline with “mid-century” goal.

  • byDavid Crowe
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The G20 might give Morrison a chance to heal the rift with Macron
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The G20 might give Morrison a chance to heal the rift with Macron

Scott Morrison arrived in Rome on Friday knowing one of his meetings at the G20 summit would overshadow all the others.

  • byDavid Crowe
Morrison calls for G20 to act against online trolls

Morrison calls for G20 to act against online trolls

Australia is pressing the world’s biggest economies to force social media giants to reveal the identity of anonymous “trolls” who harass people online.

  • byDavid Crowe
World could go ‘back to square one’ with new COVID-19 strains without more vaccine aid

World could go ‘back to square one’ with new COVID-19 strains without more vaccine aid

Without higher-income countries increasing assistance through donations of doses and supplies such as syringes,aid organisations say low vaccination rates in low-income countries are a risk to everyone.

  • byRachel Clun
Australia joins India and China in resisting G20 call to phase out coal

Australia joins India and China in resisting G20 call to phase out coal

Scott Morrison will not support a push by leaders of the world’s largest economies to set a date to end coal mining,joining China and India in objecting to a deadline.

  • byDavid Crowe
Social media companies to be targeted in Morrison call on G20

Social media companies to be targeted in Morrison call on G20

Prime Minister Scott Morrison will target big tech companies allowing anonymous users to defame others,putting the issue on the G20 agenda.

  • byDavid Crowe andLisa Visentin