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Australia needs to lead the way on climate change action: Adam Bandt | Sky News AustraliaFederal Greens MP Adam Bandt says Australia could become a beacon for global climate change action if it curtails its use of coal. \n\nSpeaking with Sky News Political Editor David Speers, Mr Bandt says poorer countries question why they should stop using coal when a 'rich, developed country with the capacity to get out of it' doesn't. \n\nThe Member for Melbourne's remarks come after Glencore, Australia’s largest coal producer, announced it will cap its global production of the fossil fuel at 2019 levels. \n\nImage: News Corp Australia \n\n
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Coal ban 'not a sign' of tension between Australia and China: Cormann | Sky News AustraliaFULL INTERVIEW: Finance Minister Mathias Cormann says China's decision to ban Australian thermal coal exports from entering five ports is not a sign of diplomatic tension between the two nations.\n\nThe Australian reports coal has been blocked coal from entering the northern port of Dalian and four others nearby.\n\nMr Cormann has dismissed claims the block could be in retaliation to the ban on technology company Huawei, suggesting that China was responsible for a recent cyber attack on parliament house.\n\nThe Finance Minister has told Sky News the block is 'likely' caused by a domestic issue and says he believes coal exports to China will rebound.
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Aged care providers call for mandatory dementia education | Sky News AustraliaAged care providers will today push for mandatory dementia education for workers as they appear at the royal commission into the sector. \n\nThere are growing calls for workers’ skills to meet complex care needs with more than 50 per cent of people in care being diagnosed with dementia. \n\nDementia Australia’s Chief Executive Maree McCabe says a minimum level of specific training should be a prerequisite. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Aged care providers call for mandatory dementia education | Sky News AustraliaAged care providers will today push for mandatory dementia education for workers as they appear at the royal commission into the sector. \n\nThere are growing calls for workers’ skills to meet complex care needs with more than 50 per cent of people in care being diagnosed with dementia. \n\nDementia Australia’s Chief Executive Maree McCabe says a minimum level of specific training should be a prerequisite. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Politicians have ‘policy-centric, not people-centred’ approach to making change | Sky News AustraliaPoliticians in Canberra have a ‘policy-centric, not a people-centred’ way of looking at change in the country, according to Sky News host Peta Credlin.\n\nFrom a Labor perspective, Ms Credlin says the party's promise to remove franking credits is about ‘closing loopholes’ to strengthen the tax system, but those who will be hit hardest are on modest incomes.\n\nMs Credlin believes the parliament needs a ‘lesson in thrift and the cumulative impact of policies on real people’.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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A lot of teachers use the classroom 'to indoctrinate, not educate': McLaren | Sky News AustraliaBroadcaster Michael McLaren says there are a lot of teachers who use the classroom ‘to indoctrinate, not educate’ on issues of climate change, ahead of planned protests by schoolchildren in March. \n\nFederal Education Minister Dan Tehan claims the March 15 strike by school students against climate change is being 'orchestrated' by 'professional activists'. \n\nMr McLaren says this action is not a protest, but truancy. \n\n\n\n\n
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