There are concerns Australia’s ambition to meet its zero emission targets will become harder if a Dutton government is elected. This follows an announcement on Sunday that the opposition was planning on altering the safeguards mechanism to loosen the obligations placed on high-emitting industries.

Stephen Hill asked Professor Felicity Deane of QUT how this could impact on Australia’s effort to mitigate against the impact of climate change?

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First aired on The Wire, Wednesday 2 April 2025