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G20 leaders’ declaration supported ‘unanimously’ regardless of US strain and boycott
A bit extra context on Australia signing the G20 assertion backing the Paris settlement, from the Related Press:
World leaders from the Group of 20 wealthy and growing economies broke with custom and adopted a declaration at first of their summit in South Africa on Saturday regardless of opposition from the US, which is boycotting the two-day talks in a diplomatic rift with the host nation.
Vincent Magwenya, the spokesperson for the South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa, mentioned a leaders’ declaration was adopted unanimously by the opposite members at first of the talks in Johannesburg. Declarations are often adopted on the finish of G20 summits.
The 122-point declaration urged extra world motion on points that particularly have an effect on growing international locations, like climate-related disasters and sovereign debt ranges, and was promoted by the host nation as a victory for the primary G20 summit to be held in Africa.
The summit has been overshadowed by the US boycott ordered by president Donald Trump, and the US had put strain on South Africa to not undertake a leaders’ declaration within the absence of an American delegation, South African officers mentioned.
Labor says newest spherical of housing fund will ship 21,000 extra properties
Penry Buckley
The Albanese authorities says it’ll ship 21,000 new social or reasonably priced properties by June 2029 below the following spherical of the Housing Australia Future Fund (Haff).
Beneath the third spherical of the fund, which gives loans to housing suppliers to construct properties relatively than buying them outright, $2.6bn will likely be provided from late January 2026.
A brand new part will deal with the supply of properties in regional Australia, whereas $600m of the funding will likely be a devoted to First Nations housing suppliers to assist a ten% First Nations tenancy goal throughout social housing delivered below spherical three.
The federal housing minister, Clare O’Neil, says the challenge will facilitate “Extra properties. Extra velocity. Extra scale”.
Australia’s housing disaster comes from a housing scarcity so all governments should construct.
The federal government has constructed 5,000 social or reasonably priced properties since 2022, together with 889 below the Haff, which was established in November 2023.
It has dedicated to delivering 55,000 by mid-2029. As of June 2024, there have been 169,000 households on the social housing waitlist.
Residents in Darwin and surrounds instructed to proceed sheltering in place
Despite the fact that the worst of the storm has handed, authorities say residents ought to keep of their shelters till given the all clear. The Bureau of Meteorology in its newest recommendation states:
[The Northern Territory Emergency Service] NTES advises folks about southern Bathurst Island and really uncovered coastal areas across the Cox Peninsula, ought to keep calm and stay in a safe shelter whereas the damaging winds proceed. Don’t enterprise exterior. Heed the recommendation and observe the directions of Emergency Companies personnel and native authorities.
NTES advises folks concerning the central and western Tiwi Islands, and elsewhere between Daly River Mouth to Cape Hotham, together with Darwin, ought to shelter in a secure place.
No stories thus far of accidents amid path of destruction from Tropical Cyclone Fina
Cyclone Fina has left a path of destruction throughout the highest finish after sweeping by way of the Van Diemen Gulf between Darwin and the Tiwi Islands in a single day.
The class three storm swept by way of the stretch of water bringing gale drive winds simply shy of these seen in Cyclone Tracy.
Nonetheless, solely minor harm has been present in Darwin with timber toppling alongside the pavement and catching the occasional fence, energy strains or footpath of their wake.
There have been no stories of accidents or deaths.
Amid ongoing staffing shortages, Royal Darwin hospital was placed on Code Brown – primarily emergencies solely – on Friday.
– Amanda Parkinson
Roof collapse at Royal Darwin hospital amid heavy rain
Roofing on the Royal Darwin hospital partially collapsed on Saturday however nobody was damage.
Steve Edgington, a member of the Northern Territory legislative meeting, shared a picture of the collapsed roofing and bricks strewn on the primary ground of the hospital.
He mentioned he was reassured all workers and sufferers are secure, with NT police incident controller Emma Carter confirming on ABC Radio Darwin that nobody was damage.
Roofing on the #RoyalDarwinHospital has partially collapsed in an space on the primary ground with stories there’s water within the constructing.
My first precedence is to make sure all workers and sufferers are secure and I’ve been reassured that that is the case.
As soon as I’ve additional… pic.twitter.com/WwliVn2yJj
— Steve Edgington MLA (@SteveEdgoMLA) November 22, 2025
– with AAP
Good morning!
Tropical Cyclone Fina has swept by the High Finish, after an evening of damaging winds and heavy rain for residents. The class three system has moved additional over the Timor Sea, and is now sitting about 80 kilometres away from Darwin.
COP30 has wrapped up, with Australia turning into one among 24 international locations signing the Colombia-led Belém Declaration on the Just Transition Away from Fossil Fuels.
In the meantime, G20 leaders together with Australia have signed a joint assertion on the summit in South Africa strengthening their dedication to the Paris settlement, regardless of US President Donald Trump boycotting the occasion.
The brand new NSW Liberal chief, Kellie Sloan, says taking the party’s top state job “wasn’t on my bingo card”, and that she was solely satisfied to take it “within the closing couple of days”.
And the housing minister, Clare O’Neil, has introduced the biggest spherical but below the Housing Australia Future Fund, together with greater than 21,000 new social and reasonably priced properties across the nation.
Let’s get into it.
