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News you can trust, opinions you can't ignore View Online   |   Forward September 3, 2018 Prime Minister open to Royal Commission into energy companies The Prime Minister has confirmed he is open to calling a royal commission into the nation's energy companies. Scott Morrison says while the idea is not something he'll adopt at the moment, it is something that remains on the table. Man, 50, charged over sexual assault of a child in NT A 50-year-old man has been charged with the sexual assault of a child under the age of 16 in the Northern Territory. Detectives from the Sexual Crimes Squad are investigating the incident at Tennant Creek. Image: Amos Aikman / News Corp Australia States need to reconsider blocking new gas developments: Shorten Labor has announced new measures which it hopes will bring down gas prices and save manufacturing jobs if it wins the next federal election. Two journalists jailed for 7 years in Myanmar Two Reuters journalists has been jailed for seven years after being found guilty of breaking state secrets laws while investigating the massacre of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. Peter Dutton has 'quirky' list of visa cases from Labor FULL MEDIA CONFERENCE: Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton says he is ready to defend some of his visa decisions when parliament resumes next week, telling reporters questions need to be asked of Labor's own visa requests. Family of acid attack victim plea for information The family of a Sydney woman who died after she was doused in acid has made an emotional plea for information about her murder more than four years ago. Farmer confidence drops to lowest levels in more than a decade Farmer confidence has dropped to the lowest levels in more than a decade as farmers gear up for a drier-than-normal spring. Detainees set fire to units at WA detention centre Detainees have set fire to their units during a riot at an immigration detention centre in Western Australia. Christine Forster backs out of the race for Wentworth City of Sydney Councillor Christine Forster has announced she will no longer contest the Liberal Party preselection for the Sydney seat of Wentworth. Image: Britta Campion / News Corp Australia Prime Minister weighing up deregistration of the CFMEU Prime Minister Scott Morrison has confirmed he is weighing up the possibility of deregistering the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union. Labor's energy policy will bring down prices: Watts FULL INTERVIEW: The Opposition's new energy measures will put downward pressure on gas prices, according to Labor MP Tim Watts. The energy policy will see the establishment of a 'Domestic Gas Review Board' to oversee procedures. Turnbull's roads and rail package revealed It has been revealed that former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull signed off on a $7.6 billion roads and rail package before he was ousted. Autopsy to shed light on Australian woman's mysterious death Greek authorities are expected to deliver the results of an autopsy into the mysterious death of an Australian woman in Kefalonia. 20-year-old Sinead McNamara was found entangled in a rope off a yacht over the weekend. Image: Instagram / Supplied John McCain buried at US Naval Academy John McCain has been buried at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis in Maryland, in an intimate ceremony that followed five days of memorials. Sydney and Melbourne property prices continue to decline Property prices in Sydney and Melbourne have continued to decline, with the cities experiencing their sharpest drop in nine and six years respectively. Latest News Bulletin Copyright Australian News Channel Pty Ltd Unsubscribe