Australia news live update: net zero modelling released; Morrison comments on Aukus fallout; Victoria to adopt ‘affirmative consent’ model

November 11, 2021
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11.20pm EST23:20

Australian of the year, Grace Tame, has addressed a meeting of attorneys general this afternoon, calling for sexual abuse legislation to be consistent across states and territories.

She is on ABC right now and says:

“Currently we have eight jurisdictions with eight different sets of legal definitions.

“These jurisdictional inconsistencies actually lend themselves to being exploited by perpetrators of sex crimes.”

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at 11.21pm EST



11.04pm EST23:04

I’m just going to interrupt the net zero analysis to bring you the sad news that yesterday one of Melbourne’s Collins Street falcons died.

It is survived by its siblings.

For those who can’t remember, here is our story on their birth last year:

Updated
at 11.07pm EST



10.58pm EST22:58

WA police are investigating after a man allegedly offered a nurse administering Covid vaccines money in exchange for her saying he had received the dose.

This from the police:

“South Hedland Detectives have charged a 31-year-old man after an incident that occurred at a health campus in South Hedland.

“During the morning of Wednesday 10 November, the man attended an appointment at the health campus to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.

“Upon attending, he was escorted to a booth where he handed the nurse a note offering money in exchange for a fraudulent vaccination record.

“The nurse refused and the man left the health campus.

“The 31-year-old man from Port Hedland has been charged with one count of attempted fraud. He received bail and will appear before South Hedland Magistrates court on 22 November 2021.”



10.46pm EST22:46

Paul Karp

Paul Karp

There’s also some bad news for Australia’s fossil fuel exports in the net zero modelling released by Angus Taylor.

It said: “The modelling projects a rebalancing in mining activity driven by shifts in international demand. Specifically, global demand shifts beyond Australian control are expected to reduce the value of coal production by around 50% to 2050, and slow the growth of gas, but mining overall grows by 5% in real terms to 2050, reflecting increased demand for critical minerals and other mining activities.

“This shift is projected to occur over several decades, with most impacts observed beyond 2030 as countries make progress towards their decarbonisation goals. Increases in other mining activity is projected to more than offset expected declines in coal and other traditional energy sources.”

Gas has a slightly longer shelf life than coal though: “The outlook for gas is more positive, with demand projected to grow until 2040, before turning lower. This is consistent with other analyses.”

Updated
at 10.50pm EST

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