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When it comes to climate action, target date is now We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss February 14, 2021 — 12.05am Normal text size Advertisement The target year for net zero carbon emissions preferred by many nations, including this one, is 30 years away (“Almost alone now: Australia isolated on climate”, February 7). Last century, over a 30-year period, humanity struggled and dealt with two world wars, the Depression and the Spanish inf...

Must go harder on soft drinks We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss February 13, 2021 — 12.05am Normal text size Credit:Fairfax Media While I applaud the regulators for trying to update the health star rating system so that people understand there is sugar in fruit juice (“Juice as a ‘soft drink’ gives pips to growers”, February 12), to maintain the higher rating for diet soft drinks, which have no health benefits and contain chemicals t...