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When I wrote my very first editor's message 19 months ago, I said that P&I expected leaders to display the moral courage required if we are to tackle existential threats. I have been reminded how true this is every week. You expect courage and intelligence in those who purport to lead, and you make that crystal clear in the letters and articles we publish daily, and increasingly in the social media discussions they prompt.

It all kicked off 😳

**Lucy Millett** argues that it has become clear that federal Labor’s net-zero deadlines mean nothing, despite its promises to act on the climate emergency. She is urging organisations to support the pre-COP31 rally.

A House Democrat has introduced 26 articles of impeachment against Trump, alleging sweeping abuses across his second presidency.

Chinese electric vehicles have become the focus of a new security scare, but connected cars from every country carry cybersecurity risks. Australia needs stronger protections without allowing fear of China to derail the clean energy transition.