RMIT Professor for International Diplomacy Joe Siracusa says "the Democratic Party has sort of fallen over itself trying to figure out how to survive the tsunami that is Donald Trump".
The government has hit a major hurdle in its bid to keep the Liddell power station open after a new report found it would cost $300 million of taxpayer funds to extend the life of the plant.
The death toll from the deadly coronavirus outbreak has risen to 910 after a further 97 fatalities were recorded on mainland China, the hardest hit region.
Malcolm Turnbull has issued an emphatic smackdown of government intervention in coal-fired power, telling Sky News those arguing for a new station to be built "are making a case for higher emissions and higher energy prices".
The Coalition is perpetuating a "cruel hoax" on the people of the Hunter Valley by indicating the Liddell power station could stay open longer than its 2023 closure date, according to Labor frontbencher Joel Fitzgibbon.
Llew O'Brien's resignation from the Nationals Party room will be a further kick to Michael McCormack, who is still reeling from last week's leadership spill, according to Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell.
Sky News Business Reporter Edward Boyd says "JB Hi-Fi shares are up about seven per cent in early trade" and "the market reaction has been very positive".
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