Australian policy Anna Reynolds from the Climate Action Network says blindly following in America's footsteps is no way to set Australian policy. I bet the United States will come running if the world goes ahead and does that. The Australian Industry Group has urged the Federal Government not to implement the treaty if the US does not. The Industry Group's Vivienne Filling says if Australia ratifies the treaty, and makes it binding, it will give the US a competitive advantage. The United States accounts for a quarter of greenhouse gas emissions and Australia accounts for less than 2 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions so the implications for our competitiveness could be quite severe.
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The election campaign is coming as Australian retailers brace themselves for massive impacts from last month's terror attack in New York. The Anglican Church in Melbourne has attacked Australia's treatment of asylum seekers, with some members of the clergy calling for a royal commission.