‘Loose with the truth': Albanese slams PM for blaming media for 'prejudiced' climate views

Prime Minister Scott Morrison
- "Loose with the truth".

Labor leader Anthony Albanese has accused Prime Minister Scott Morrison of being "loose with the truth" over Australia's efforts to counter climate change.

Mr Morrison has blamed the media's reporting of his government's climate achievements for a "prejudiced" view of Australia's efforts in cutting emissions.

Read the story from The Age by Rob Harris - “‘Loose with the truth': Albanese slams PM for blaming media for 'prejudiced' climate views.”

Colombia’s top court orders government to protect Amazon forest in landmark case

BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Colombia’s highest court has told the government it must take urgent action to protect its Amazon rainforest and stem rising deforestation, in what campaigners said was an historic moment that should help conserve forests and counter climate change.

In their ruling on Thursday, the judges said that Colombia - which is home to a swathe of rainforest roughly the size of Germany and England combined - saw deforestation rates in its Amazon region increase by 44 percent from 2015 to 2016.

“It is clear, despite numerous international commitments, regulations ... that the Colombian state has not efficiently addressed the problem of deforestation in the Amazon,” the supreme court said.

The ruling comes after a group of 25 young plaintiffs, ranging in age from seven to 26, filed a lawsuit against the government in January demanding it protect their right to a healthy environment.

Read Anastasia Maloney’s story from Reuters - “Colombia’s top court orders government to protect Amazon forest in landmark case.”