Overview

• At the Herald Sun Bush Summit in Ballarat, audience interjections repeatedly cut off Anthony Albanese during a Q&A as host Sam Weir called for calm.
• The prime minister said he would not "bullshit people," conceded governments "have not done well enough," and argued renewables are the cheapest energy while noting net zero was first adopted by the Coalition.
• Protesters included farmers angry about the rollout as well as activists urging stronger climate action.
• Tensions escalated during Jacinta Allan’s session when a woman in a "Vic Farmers" shirt stood on a chair with a noose around her neck, as criticism focused on the VicGrid bill that passed the upper house that morning.
• Opponents of the Victorian legislation say it could allow energy agencies or contractors to enter properties without consent and levy fines for blocked access, while Albanese announced a $1 billion boost to a regional loan fund for climate resilience and agricultural productivity.