Government asks court to dismiss lawsuit over emissions targets

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How did the left and right cover Government asks court to dismiss lawsuit over emissions targets?

Of the 18 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 56% are rated left, 44% are rated centre, 0% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Government asks court to dismiss lawsuit over emissions targets left or right?

Neither side dominates it. Of the 18 rated outlets on this story, 56% are rated left, 44% are rated centre, 0% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.

Is the coverage of Government asks court to dismiss lawsuit over emissions targets biased?

Government asks court to dismiss lawsuit over emissions targets is one event reported by 18 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting Government asks court to dismiss lawsuit over emissions targets?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered Government asks court to dismiss lawsuit over emissions targets?

18 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

What is the federal government asking the court to do?

The federal government is asking a Federal Court judge to dismiss a lawsuit. The lawsuit accuses the government of not intending to meet its 2030 greenhouse gas emissions target.

What are the government's main arguments in court?

Government lawyers argue that the Federal Court does not have the power to order the government to take steps to meet its emissions targets. They also contend that it is not the court's role to rule on political and policy issues.

Which political sides covered this story?

The story was covered by 10 left-rated outlets and 8 centre-rated outlets. No right-rated outlets reported on this story.