In recent years, Australia has been battered by record-breaking rains, floods and wildfires, causing loss of lives and damage to the country’s environment. Yet Australia has one of the weakest targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the world. CNN looks back at how Australia’s government has tried — and failed — to tackle the climate crisis.

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