The planet is on the clock and Australia has an inexplicable position on climate - it really isn't funny | Katharine Murphy

Morrison government can't lie to all the people all of the time without devaluing its currencyWhen it comes to climate policy, it's never prudent to say we've hit peak preposterous, because this is Australia. There are always new depths to plumb.But we were certainly peak preposterous adjacent on Monday when Scott Morrison and Angus Taylor attempted to explain why Australia had just signed a commitment to look at its 2030 emissions reduction target - but our target wouldn't be changing because it was both immutable and completely redundant. Continue reading...