Australia news live: Sussan Ley ‘deeply sceptical’ of Labor’s upcoming emissions target; Chappell Roan to headline Laneway

<p>Opposition leader says she wants to know the ‘cost’ and ‘credibility’ behind emissions reduction targets. Follow today’s news live</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p><strong>Michaelia Cash disputes UN body findings and says genocide not ‘simply about loss of life in war’</strong></p><p><strong>Michaelia Cash</strong>, the shadow foreign affairs minister, has discounted <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/16/israel-committed-genocide-in-gaza-says-un-inquiry">findings from a UN commission</a> this week that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, saying genocide was not “simply about loss of life in war”.</p><p>Well, genocide, Sally, as you know, and I’m a lawyer, has a very specific meaning in international law.</p><p>It’s not simply about loss of life in war, however, tragic. It requires a deliberate intent to destroy a people in whole or in part. Now, Israel has made it very clear that its actions are about defending its citizens from Hamas terrorism, not about destroying the Palestinian people. …</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/sep/18/australia-news-live-santos-takeover-2035-emissions-target-chris-bowen-anthony-albanese-sussan-ley-environment-climate-crisis-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>