Politics

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Donald Trump has announced he wants the Justice Department to investigate high-profile Democrats — including former President Bill Clinton and former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers.

Anthony Albanese and Sussan Ley have clashed over when Australians will see lower power bills as the Opposition refocuses on energy costs.

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The high cost of building new transmission lines to distribute solar and wind energy is expected to keep electricity prices at high levels for another 15 years.

Newly released files from Jeffrey Epstein include correspondence with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Peter Mandelson, the former British ambassador to Washington.

The Prime Minister has offered a clearer signal on when he and fiancée Jodie Haydon will get married in a low-key ceremony.

The BBC has apologised to Donald Trump for a misleadingly edited documentary about the attacks on the US Capitol, but it refused to pay him any compensation.

The United States says four ‘narco-terrorists’ have been killed in another strike on an alleged drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean.

Opposition leader Sussan Ley has rejected claims the Liberals are losing their identity after following the Nationals in abandoning Australia's 2050 net zero target.

Childcare and early education safety reforms are progressing, with key changes to working with children checks expected to be rolled out by the end of the year.

As the Liberals declare more coal and gas is needed in the nation's energy grid to drive down power prices, Labor hopes to capitalise on the net-zero backdown.

The Opposition has challenged the Prime Minister on soaring energy bills as the Liberals abandoned legislated emission reduction targets and mechanisms to cut pollution.

Beijing has accused Australia’s domestic spy boss of ‘spreading disinformation’ and ‘sowing division and confrontation’ after he again warned against Chinese hackers.

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