Australia's emissions still rising, says report withheld in defiance of Senate order

Data showing 0.7% rise in 2018 published a week late and only after minister discloses it to the Australian

Australia's greenhouse gas emissions are still increasing, according to a government report that was withheld for a week in defiance of a Senate order.

The environment department published its emissions data for the December 2018 quarter on Thursday morning, but only after the energy and emissions reduction minister, Angus Taylor, first disclosed information from the report in an interview with the Australian.