Liberal and Nationals MPs have blamed conservation laws for the fires ravaging Australia's east coast, with some claiming that hazard reduction burns could have prevented much of the damage. But how effective are they?

Some say Australia is doing its fair share to tackle climate change, given it accounts for just 1.3 per cent of global carbon dioxide emissions. Depending on the accounting method, however, that number could be much higher.

As bushfires burn across NSW, social media has lit up with claims that the state's firefighters had their funding slashed. But NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says her Government has in fact provided record funding.

As the Federal Government seeks support for tougher union penalties under its proposed Ensuring Integrity Bill, Attorney-General Christian Porter has repeatedly criticised the Construction Forestry Maritime Mining and Energy Union, or CFMMEU, labelling it

IT entrepreneur and outspoken climate change commentator Mike Cannon-Brookes claims that Australia, with a population of just 25 million people, generates and exports over 5 per cent of the world's greenhouse gas emissions if exports are included.