Australia is hot. But future extreme hot weather will be worse still, with new research predicting that Sydney and Melbourne are on course for 50℃ summer days by the 2040s if high greenhouse emissions continue. That means that places such...

Michelle Grattan speaks to the University of Canberra’s Deep Saini about the week in Australian politics. They discuss the government’s tougher national security laws and the first update from the Australian Bureau of Statistics on the same-sex marriage postal ballot.

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Gold miners are fighting back against the Western Australian government’s plan to hike gold royalties by 50%, from 2.5% per ounce to 3.75%.

Western Australia is trying to improve its budget position. The miners claim that they cannot absorb the royalty increase. This fight shows the need to take a closer look at gold royalties and how much...