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

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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
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
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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
Liberals toe the line towards net zero

Liberals toe the line towards net zero

In a briefing last week,one remark from Scott Morrison gave heart to Liberal backbenchers who desperately want the government to sign up to net zero emissions by 2050.

  • byDavid Crowe
G-20 finance ministers back plan to stop use of tax havens

G-20 finance ministers back plan to stop use of tax havens

The new plan could have serious implications for Australian companies that use low-tax jurisdictions in cross border transactions.

  • byDAVID McHUGH
Biden’s tax plan could get Mathias Cormann off to a flying start at the OECD

Biden’s tax plan could get Mathias Cormann off to a flying start at the OECD

The prospect of a global agreement on a minimum corporate tax rate this year has been strengthened by the US government’s search for revenue to fund its $2.9 trillion infrastructure investments.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz